Prophethood

 
02.02.2012, Thursday

The Prophet in God's Own Words

An exclusive project of Lastprophet.info marking...

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Prayers of the Prophets in the Qur'an

Muhammad / Prophethood / Lastprophet.info

A Lastprophet.info compilation of the Qur’anic verses presenting the personal supplications of the Prophets. Prayers include those of Prophets Solomon, Jonah, Adam, Abraham, Ishmael, Zachariah and Muhammad, upon them all be peace.

read more 25.08.2011, Thursday

Journey of love

Formal prayer has an end, but the prayer of the soul is unlimited. It is the drowning of the soul in universal love. The daily five prayers that Muslims offer were Allah's gift to the Prophet on the night of Ascension.

read more 29.06.2011, Wednesday

The Judaic Understanding of Prophethood

Muhammad / Prophethood / Eldar Hasanov

In the Jewish tradition as well, the institution of prophethood is amongst the basic institutions. This work addresses not the prophetic tradition in Judaism, but its conceptualization of prophethood in the abstract.

read more 22.12.2010, Wednesday

Prophethood and the Prophet Muhammad in Divine Religions

Muhammad / Prophethood / Osman Cilacı, PhD

The Qur’an’s decree that “To Allah belongs the task of guiding aright, whereas there are also paths of evil,” briefly touches upon the institution of messengership; and this basic need was answered through the institutions of messengership and prophethood.

read more 22.12.2010, Wednesday

How is Prophet Muhammad Introduced in the Qur’an?

Muhammad / Prophethood / İsmail Karagöz, PhD

The Qur’an instructs and guides us in every aspect of life. Lastprophet.info introduces us to Prophet Muhammad and informs us of his characteristics. In this article, we will be examining ten of the Prophet’s characteristics mentioned in the Qur’an. 

read more 02.12.2010, Thursday

Image of Prophet Muhammad in the West

Muhammad / Prophethood / Özcan Hıdır, PhD

From the 12th century on, works by non-Muslims about the life of Prophet Muhammad began to appear alongside the works of Muslim scholars and researchers. Since the 19th century, with the help of the orientalists, a wide literature in this field has appeared.

read more 05.03.2010, Friday

The Orientalist View of Prophet Muhammad

Muhammad / Prophethood / Hilal Görgün, PhD

Orientalism is the "scientific discipline" that deals with the material and spiritual culture of the East, as well as the history and languages of the region; these studies reach back to the beginning of history and follow their development through modern times. The ‘Orientalist' is a person who studies the East, practicing this ‘science'.

read more 05.03.2010, Friday

References to Prophet Muhammad in Divine Texts

Muhammad / Prophethood / Lejla Demiri, PhD

There can be no doubt about the difficulty in examining such a broad and extensive subject as the references to Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, in divine texts in a brief and rather limited article. For this reason, there is a need to clearly determine the limits of this study.

read more 05.03.2010, Friday

Wahy and Prophet Muhammad

Muhammad / Prophethood / M. Zeki Duman, PhD

Wahy (revelation), which literally means ‘to speak fast and secretly', ‘to command', ‘to inspire', ‘to imply or to refer to' or ‘to send a messenger' in Arabic, is a supernatural and mystic phenomenon that is described in the science of Islamic exegesis (tafsir) as revelation from God to His messengers in a manner, the nature of which is unknown to us.

read more 05.03.2010, Friday