A Survey of the Meaning of Amnesty in the Qur'An Based on Relationships AndSuccession With Emphasis on Answering A Question About the Prophet'S IslamicInfallibility

The word amnesty and its derivatives have been used in several verses of the qur'an. the mainquestion of this article is what exactly does amnesty mean in all the verses of the qur'an in the samesense? what is the meaning of pardon based on the relations of companionship and succession? why,god willing, has the prophet forgiven? does god pardon the prophet; he contradicts the prophet'sinfallibility. for this purpose, in the present study, the semantics of the word amnesty is first addressedby the linguistic method and the scope and semantic domain of amnesty are fully identified. then thebroad semantic network of amnesty and its close relationship with other key words of the qur'an such asmercy, blessings, and the like are examined. in the end, it is clear that the amnesty that god has usedabout the prophet (peace be upon him) does not mean forgiving the prophet's (pbuh) sin and does notcontradict the prophet (peace be upon him).