An Investigation of the Narrations on the Moods of the Prophet (s) during the Revelation of the Qur’ānic Verses

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran. Iran

2 PhD Student of the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth Sciences, Faculty of Islamic Theology, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

Abstract

One of the main issues in the Islamic knowledge is the divine revelation made to the Prophet (s). Of particular interest in this regard is the revelation of the Qur’ān to the Prophet (s) and its manner. This is one of the disputed discussions among the exegetes and the scholars of the qur’ānic sciences. The source of this discussion is comprised of numerous narrations that are found in the narration collections and the Qur’ān commentaries. These narrations can be divided into six groups, namely the Prophet’s (s) panic during the revelation of the Qur’ān, the revelation of the Qur’ān to the Prophet (s) when he was asleep, the Prophet’s (s) sweating during the revelation of the Qur’ān, the revelation of the Qur’ān when the Prophet (s) was riding a steed, the sound of a bell during the revelation of the Qur’ān, and the Prophet’s (s) fading when he received the revelation. These narrations are mostly weak based on the Rijāl (evaluation of the transmitters of Islamic traditions) and Dirāya (analysis of Scripture) standards. In addition to the weakness of the chains of transmission, the content of the first group of narrations is against the rational reasons. However, the content of the narrations of the other five groups seems to be sound and face no rational or narrative constraints.

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Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies (formerly known as Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies)
Volume 2, Issue 2
July 2020
Pages 319-337

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