Isawiyya School and the beginning of the debate on the universality of the prophecy of Muhammad

Year 2004, Volume: 6 Issue: 9, - , 15.06.2004

Halil İbrahim Bulut

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of the universality of the prophecy
of Muhammadwithin the context of the claims of the Isawiyya school.
There are several reason for ourchoice of this issue: From an earlier
period the universality and particularity of theprophecy of Muhammad was
an important issue of debate within the interreligiousdiscussions. As a
result, this issue was discussed in the Theological and
Heresiographicalsources. In this context, first the school of Isawiyya,
who first claimed that the prophecy ofMuhammad belongs to Arabs only,
will be presented. Then the universality of theprophecy of Muhammad will
be discussed and rational, traditional and historical argumentsof
Muslim scholars will be evaluated.

Keywords

Isawiyya, Prophecy, Universality, Particularity

ÎSEVİYYE MEZHEBİ VE HZ. MUHAMMED’İN RİSALETİNİN EVRENSELLİĞİ TARTIŞMALARININ BAŞLAMASI

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of the universality of the prophecy of Muhammadwithin the context of the claims of the Isawiyya school. There are several reason for ourchoice of this issue: From an earlier period the universality and particularity of theprophecy of Muhammad was an important issue of debate within the interreligiousdiscussions. As a result, this issue was discussed in the Theological and Heresiographicalsources. In this context, first the school of Isawiyya, who first claimed that the prophecy ofMuhammad belongs to Arabs only, will be presented. Then the universality of theprophecy of Muhammad will be discussed and rational, traditional and historical argumentsof Muslim scholars will be evaluated.

Keywords

-, İ seviyye, Risalet, Peygamberlik, Evrensellik, Umûmilik, Husûsilik