The Killing of the Prophets Despite the Victory Promise of Allah As a Contradiction in Tafsir

Erkan Çakır

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The Killing of the Prophets Despite the Victory Promise of Allah As a Contradiction in Tafsir

Authors:

Erkan Çakır

Publisher:

Kocaeli University

Journal:

Kocaeli İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.86-105

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292499

pISSN:

2564-677X

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 In many verses of the Quran, it is stated that Allah will protect his prophets against their enemies and make them and believers successful. The examples of this are also given in many stories. Even the miraculous salvation of some prophets and the destruction of unbelievers are shown as past practices of this promise. However, in some verses of the Quran, it is said that the prophets were killed and this causes a contradiction. Why didnt Allah, who promised to protect and make his prophets victorious, save some of his prophets from death? In addition, it is debateable some prophets were successful against their unbelieving people. This issue is also important for today. Considering the political and social troubles, occupation, oppression, deportations and killings lived in the Islamic geography in the last few centuries, some questions emerge around the victory promised by Allah in the Quran. These questions are also among the problems which Kalâm and Philosophy of Religion try to answer. In this study, the subject will be examined within the framework of tafsir. It is clear that it has become a current issue starting from the Sahabahs and the Tabiun. Moreover, it is understood that non-Muslims also criticized the relevant verses. Mufassirs have dealt with the issue from several aspects and tried to solve it. It is seen that some of these solutions are based on the narrations from the Sahabahs and Tabiun. In addition to the allocation and tawil practices related to the different parts of the subject, it has been mentioned what kind of wisdom there may be in the killing of the prophets and the defeat of the believers from time to time. In this study, the interpretations of the mufassirs on the related verses have been examined and classified in terms of the Mushkil -Quran. The solutions were evaluated and their weakness points, if any, were tried to be expressed.

 In many verses of the Quran, it is stated that Allah will protect his prophets against their enemies and make them and believers successful. The examples of this are also given in many stories. Even the miraculous salvation of some prophets and the destruction of unbelievers are shown as past practices of this promise. However, in some verses of the Quran, it is said that the prophets were killed and this causes a contradiction. Why didnt Allah, who promised to protect and make his prophets victorious, save some of his prophets from death? In addition, it is debateable some prophets were successful against their unbelieving people. This issue is also important for today. Considering the political and social troubles, occupation, oppression, deportations and killings lived in the Islamic geography in the last few centuries, some questions emerge around the victory promised by Allah in the Quran. These questions are also among the problems which Kalâm and Philosophy of Religion try to answer. In this study, the subject will be examined within the framework of tafsir. It is clear that it has become a current issue starting from the Sahabahs and the Tabiun. Moreover, it is understood that non-Muslims also criticized the relevant verses. Mufassirs have dealt with the issue from several aspects and tried to solve it. It is seen that some of these solutions are based on the narrations from the Sahabahs and Tabiun. In addition to the allocation and tawil practices related to the different parts of the subject, it has been mentioned what kind of wisdom there may be in the killing of the prophets and the defeat of the believers from time to time. In this study, the interpretations of the mufassirs on the related verses have been examined and classified in terms of the Mushkil -Quran. The solutions were evaluated and their weakness points, if any, were tried to be expressed.

 In many verses of the Quran, it is stated that Allah will protect his prophets against their enemies and make them and believers successful. The examples of this are also given in many stories. Even the miraculous salvation of some prophets and the destruction of unbelievers are shown as past practices of this promise. However, in some verses of the Quran, it is said that the prophets were killed and this causes a contradiction. Why didnt Allah, who promised to protect and make his prophets victorious, save some of his prophets from death? In addition, it is debateable some prophets were successful against their unbelieving people. This issue is also important for today. Considering the political and social troubles, occupation, oppression, deportations and killings lived in the Islamic geography in the last few centuries, some questions emerge around the victory promised by Allah in the Quran. These questions are also among the problems which Kalâm and Philosophy of Religion try to answer. In this study, the subject will be examined within the framework of tafsir. It is clear that it has become a current issue starting from the Sahabahs and the Tabiun. Moreover, it is understood that non-Muslims also criticized the relevant verses. Mufassirs have dealt with the issue from several aspects and tried to solve it. It is seen that some of these solutions are based on the narrations from the Sahabahs and Tabiun. In addition to the allocation and tawil practices related to the different parts of the subject, it has been mentioned what kind of wisdom there may be in the killing of the prophets and the defeat of the believers from time to time. In this study, the interpretations of the mufassirs on the related verses have been examined and classified in terms of the Mushkil -Quran. The solutions were evaluated and their weakness points, if any, were tried to be expressed.

 Kuranın birçok âyetinde Allahın peygamberlerini düşmanları karşısında koruyacağı, onları ve inananları başarıya ulaştıracağı bildirilmektedir. Yine birçok kıssada da bunun örnekleri verilmektedir. Hatta bazı peygamberlerin mucizevî kurtuluşları, inkârcıların helak edilmeleri bu vaadin geçmiş uygulamaları olarak gösterilmektedir. Buna rağmen bazı Kuran âyetlerinde de peygamberlerin öldürüldükleri söylenmektedir. Bu ise bir çelişki görünümü oluşturmaktadır. Peygamberlerini koruyup muzaffer kılacağını vaat eden Allah, bazı peygamberlerini ölümden neden kurtarmamıştır? Bunun yanında bazı peygamberlerin inkârcı halkları karşısında başarılı oldukları da tartışmaya açıktır. Bu konu günümüz açısından da önemlidir. Son birkaç yüzyıl İslam coğrafyasında yaşanan siyasi ve sosyal sıkıntılar, işgal, baskı, tehcir ve öldürülmeler göz önüne alındığında Allahın Kuranda vaat ettiği zafer etrafında bazı sorular oluşmaktadır. Bu sorular Kelam ve Din Felsefesinin de cevap vermeye çalıştığı problemler arasındadır. Bu çalışmada konu tefsir ilmi çerçevesinde ele alınacaktır. Sahabe ve tâbiînden başlayarak konunun gündeme geldiği görülmektedir. Ayrıca gayr-i müslimlerin de ilgili âyetlere eleştiri yönelttiği anlaşılmaktadır. Müfessirler konuyu birkaç açıdan ele alıp çözümlemeye çalışmıştır. Bu çözümlerin bir kısmının sahabe ve tâbiînden gelen rivâyetlere dayandığı görülmektedir. Konunun farklı bileşenleriyle ilgili tahsis ve tevîl uygulamaları yanında peygamberlerin öldürülmesinin ve müminlerin zaman zaman mağlup olmasının ne gibi bir hikmetinin olabileceğinden bahsedilmiştir. Bu çalışmada müfessirlerin ilgili âyetlere dair yorumları müşkilül-Kuran açısından ele alınıp sınıflandırılmıştır. Çözümlemeler değerlendirilmiş varsa zayıf yönleri ifade edilmeye çalışılmıştır.

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The Killing of the Prophets Despite the Victory Promise of Allah As a Contradiction in Tafsir

Authors:

Erkan Çakır

Publisher:

Kocaeli University

Journal:

Kocaeli İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.86-105

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292499

pISSN:

2564-677X

Tafsir

The Killing of Prophet

The Promise of Allah

Mushkil

Allocation

TawilTefsir

Peygamber Katli

Allah’ın vaadi

Müşkil

Tahsis

Te’vîl

Issues

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Authors: Erkan Çakır

Publisher: Kocaeli University

Journal: Kocaeli İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.86-105

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292499

pISSN: 2564-677X

Issues

Authors:

Erkan Çakır

Publisher:

Kocaeli University

Journal:

Kocaeli İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.86-105

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292499

pISSN:

2564-677X