%0 Journal Article
%T Was the J¨¡hiliyya Arab Waiting for a Prophet? The Perception of Prophet at the Period of J¨¡hiliyya in the Context of Deus Otiosus
%A Mehmet ALICI
%J -
%D 2018
%X Was the J¨¡hiliyya Arab Waiting for a Prophet? The Perception of Prophet at the Period of J¨¡hiliyya in the Context of Deus Otiosus This article attempts to answer the question whether or not the pagan J¨¡hiliyya Arabs had a prophetic expectation in Arabian Peninsula that was home to different religious traditions. It primarily discusses whether the idea of a supreme being found in the J¨¡hiliyya Arabs¡¯ polytheist understanding of god may have had any influences on this point. The powers of this god, a Deus Otiosus, who was transcendent but far away from intervention, were transferred into idols, who were assigned as the interlocutors of the divine assistance to J¨¡hiliyya Arabs in their daily life. This indicates that there was no expectation of a warner or a prophet coming to them, to tell ¡°the truth¡±, and arrange their lives. Furthermore, it is also remarkable that the Arabs turned to the Ahl al-Kit¨¡b, who were awaiting a prophet, when they needed to consult about the situation of the Prophet Muhammad. That the H£¿ani£¿fs attempted to support the idea of a prophet based on a Jewish-Christian ground, and that the false prophets emerged only after the apostleship/ris¨¡la of Muhammad also indicate that there was no expectation of a prophet in the mind of the J¨¡hiliyya Arab
%K Deus Otiosus
%K £¿t£¿l Tanr£¿
%K Put
%K Cahiliye Politeizmi
%K Peygamber
%K H£¿ani£¿f
%K Yahudi
%K H£¿ristiyan
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/auifd/issue/40572/487515