EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION OF THE PROPHETIC EXPERIENCE? An Analysis of the Prophetic Dream Theory of 'Abd al-Karim Surush

TIĞLI A.

ILAHIYAT STUDIES-A JOURNAL ON ISLAMIC AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.41-84, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12730/13091719.2021.121.217
  • Dergi Adı: ILAHIYAT STUDIES-A JOURNAL ON ISLAMIC AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, ATLA Religion Database, Index Islamicus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-84
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Revelation, Abd al-Karim Surush [Abdolkarim Soroush], imagination, prophetic dream
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper analyzes the theory that 'Abd al-Karim Surush proposes through an article series called The Prophet Muhammad: The Messenger of Prophetic Dreams, in light of previous approaches about revelation (waby) with regard to dreams and imagination. For this purpose, the first chapter of this paper centers on the distinction between the word "dream" (ru'ya), as in Surush's theory, and traditional approaches to revelation to determine differences in terms of content. The second chapter associates the explanation of revelation with dreams in order to compare alternative "imagination" based approaches in Islamic philosophy and Sufism, in turn clarifying how Surush distinguishes them and resolves the relevant problematics.