THE ETHICS OF PROPHETIC DISOBEDIENCE: Qur'an 8:67 at the Crossroads of Islamic Sciences

Medieval Muslim scholars were challenged with squaring their conceptions of prophetic infallibility with reports that Muhammad disobeyed revelatory commands from God. The manner in which they rehabilitated the prophetic image in these cases had corresponding repercussions in the fields of jurisprude...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Ahmed, Rumee (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
In: Journal of religious ethics
Further subjects:B Muhammad
B Islam
B disobedience / disobedient
B ismah
B Hanafi
B War
B Prisoners
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Summary:Medieval Muslim scholars were challenged with squaring their conceptions of prophetic infallibility with reports that Muhammad disobeyed revelatory commands from God. The manner in which they rehabilitated the prophetic image in these cases had corresponding repercussions in the fields of jurisprudence, theology, and legal theory. The present article uses the case of Q. 8:67 to demonstrate the intertwined nature of the Islamic sciences and the stakes involved when delimiting the prophetic ability to err and/or disobey God.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2011.00488.x