%0 Journal Article %T Was There an Expectation of Prophet in the Quraysh Community During Jahiliyyah Period According to Siyar and Islamic History Sources %J - %D 2018 %X Despite being at the centre of an eclectic cultural basin in a narrow sense, the tribe of Quraysh in the Jahiliyyah period deprived of most of the important norms which are necessary to build and design a well-functioning society like correct knowledge, universal law, morality and virtue. Aside from its geographical location and historical background the fact that a prophet had not been sent to Mecca after Hazrat Abraham and his son Ism¨¡¡®¨©l explains in general terms why the Quraysh community lacked these common values. On the other hand, in the city of Mecca, there is no teolocigal activity of the Jewish and Chirstian scolars in the Hejaz region. Based on these and similar reasons, it can be said that the Quraysh community, the leader of the pagan Arabs, did not have a conceptual knowledge with the Last Prophet. Therefore, there is no expectation of a prophet due to community own knowledge, perception and belief. However, depending upon commercial activities, political relations and cultural exchange, this topic about which some Quraish members, who have been in contact with Hejaz and its members of foreign religious and cultural background, some sensation they have got about mentioned some sources. But it is clear that these sensations do not change the expectation of a prophet in the general of public %K Siyer Kaynaklar£¿ %K Peygamber Beklentisi %K Cahiliye %K Kurey£¿ %K Ehl-i Kitab %U http://dergipark.org.tr/islamiilimler/issue/42471/511599