One
of the main issues of the prophethood in the classical
period of Kalām is the criticism of the groups that reject the prophethood.
Islamic theologians answered criticism of these groups under various subjects
in their books such as the need for the prophet, the benefits of prophet, and
the possibility of prophethood. Brahmans (Barāhima) are among these criticized
groups. One of the claims of them is that the intellect provides enough
information to survive and therefore one does not need a prophet. Theologians
who deal with this claim endeavor in various ways to prove that man and society
need prophets in order to survive. This attitude attributes the prophets the
functions to keep human and society alive and maintain order. According to the
theologians who believe that human beings cannot survive only with their
intellectual and experiential knowledge, the fact that mankind had been able to
sustain its existence shows that the problems that may eliminate its existence
have been solved by prophets. Although Muʿtazilah does not assign such a function to the
prophets, Māturīdīyah and Ashʿariya
accept that the prophets have various social functions other than communiqué.
In this study, social functions that assigned to prophets in the classical
period of Kalam will be examined.
Primary Language | Turkish |
---|---|
Subjects | Religious Studies |
Journal Section | RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Authors | |
Publication Date | December 15, 2019 |
Submission Date | September 20, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | November 14, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 10 Issue: 23 |
Şırnak University Journal of Divinity Faculty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY NC).