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The holy Quran has expressed the infallibility of the holy Prophet(pbuh) <br /> in several verses. Nevertheless the purportedly rebuking verses are mutually exclusive with this fact. Islamic theologist have accepted the <br /> issue of infallibility although they have debates on its limits. Allameh <br /> seyyed heydar amoli , the eighth century shia mystic and the interpreter <br /> of Ibn Arabi's works by denoting the theory of the perfect human to the <br /> holy Prophet(pbuh),has gone further than the theologians concept of <br /> infallibility. Considering the different layers of meaning for quran, he has <br /> reached a more profoung understanding of the rebuking verses and its <br /> relation to the infallibility of the holy prophet. In this article amoli's <br /> viewpoints have been categorized in six groups and it is possible to <br /> conclude that in most cases his interpretation of these verses is that they <br /> are purportedly addressed to the holy prophet but actually meant for other <br /> muslims. According to him, the holy prophet's supplications for blessing <br /> does not imply that these verses are addressed to him or that he has <br /> performed any sin, but these can be considered as negletion of what was <br /> better to do (tark ula).