Ibn Taymiyya on the Proofs of Prophecy and His Legacy: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) and Ibn al-Wazīr (d. 840/1436)
Résumé
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) and Ibn al-Wazīr (d. 840/1436) Nadjet Zouggar In Sunni theology, the treatises called nubuwwāt, which is translated as "prophetology," deal with the prophetic institution and tackle a set of classical issues. The proofs of prophecy are usually developed into separate writings called dalāʾil al-nubuwwa (the proofs of prophecy). 1 The corpus of the dalāʾil al-nubuwwa can be divided into two categories according to the schools of thought to which the authors of such treatises belong: a) The treatises of the traditionalists (ahl al-ḥadīth) who rely exclusively on Hadith reporting the prophet Muḥammad's miracles. 2 b) The elaborations of the theologians (al-mutakallimūn) whose works are based also on the reported miracles of the Prophet to which they added speculative arguments, focusing specifically on topics pertaining to his virtues. 3 The arguments of the treatises vary tremendously according to whether the authors attempt to prove the existence of prophets or whether they try to demonstrate the validity of Muḥammad's mission. 4 The first topic addresses those who refute the very existence of prophecy, while the second addresses those who believe in the 1 Parts of this contribution stem from my doctoral thesis Le prophétisme dans la polémique antiphilosophique en islam Sunnite, unpublished PhD dissertation (Toulouse University, 2008). My PhD dissertation focused on Ibn Taymiyya's writings and brought to light the influence of philosophy on his concept of prophetology. 2 Among these authors are Abū Jaʿfar al-Firyābī (d. 301/913); Abū Nuʿaym al-Iṣfahānī (d. 430/1011) and Abū Bakr al-Bayhaqī (d. 458/1065). All are available in modern editions. 3 Such as the treatises of al-Jāhiẓ (d. 255/868), al-Māwardī (d. 450/1058), and al-Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār (d. 415/1025).
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