The Great Messenger and Orientalism

A philosophical narration study

Abstract

This research addresses the subject of the Prophet's personality and prophecy in Orientalist texts. Is this text limited to viewing his prophecy as a human prophecy expressing the exceptional genius of the Prophet, through which he was able to formulate a new faith? Or is he a person chosen by heaven to be a prophet, and does his personality reflect his connection to heaven? Are there texts that reflect the second part of the research question, and the extent to which they are compatible with Islamic texts, philosophically and narratively? The title of the research is "The Prophet and Islamic Prophethood in the Orientalist Text." The research is based on the assumption that the Orientalist text contains an image that acknowledges the Prophet's heavenly prophecy, largely consistent with Muslim belief. It relies on textual analysis and semantic comparison to prove this assumption, concluding with important results, the agreement with which will lead to a change in some Westerners' image of Islam and the Prophet's personality.