WHO IS THE ADDRESSEE OF ABESE (THE CASE OF ABDULLAH B. UMMU MEKTUM)

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 53 Sayı: 2, 41 - 74, 01.04.2017

İhsan Arslan

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Commentators, regarding the revelation reasons of the surah Abese consider that the addressee of Abese ve tevella is the Prophet due to the attitude he displayed towards Abdullah b. Ummu Mektum. Some of the today’s scholars state that the addressee is not the Prophet because they cannot associate grimacing and turning his back with Him. Main commentary

Anahtar Kelimeler

Koran, Prophet, Abese, Condemnation, Addressee

ABESE’NİN MUHATABI KİMDİR?

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sources, on the other hand, emphasize that such a condemnation does not harm the Prophet’s noble morality nor does it causes a damage to His value in the presence of Allah. Does the Prophet’s grimacing and turning his back due to a question addressed to him really cause a defect in his superior human qualities and his prophethood? This paper tries to explain who is the addressee of Abese within the frame of details of the Arabic language and logical rules

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Kur’ân, Peygamber, Abese, Kınama, Muhatap