Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

Islamic Heritage and Contemporary Challenges

An Evaluation of Joseph Haddad's Doubts Regarding the Finality of Prophethood of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Sadegh Ardalan 1
Seyed Emadoddin Mousavi Abbasi 2
1 Corresponding Author, Corresponding Author, Ph.D. Candidate in Teaching Islamic Studies (Specialization in Quran and Islamic Texts), University of Islamic Studies (Ma'aref University), Qom, Iran
2 PhD Student, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
10.48309/ihcc.2026.549526.1015
Abstract
One of the key issues in contemporary society is the debate over the mission of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), which the Holy Qur'an and hadith (narrations) explicitly address; in the sense that His Eminence was the final prophet of God, and his Sharia (law) and Book represent the culmination of celestial dispensations and the seal of divine books. Regrettably, some figures, such as Joseph Haddad, raise doubts by denying the prophethood of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), proposing religious pluralism, and suggesting human intervention in revelation. They perceive the Holy Prophet as resembling other ordinary human beings and assert that he is neither the chosen messenger of God nor the Seal of the Prophets, attributing such incorrect interpretations to the Holy Qur'an. However, the divine book's objective in asserting the unity of all celestial religions is not to endorse pluralism; rather, such unity represents a general peace. This does not align with the firm and solid logic of Islam, which deems adherence to previous laws invalid after the designation of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Using a descriptive analytical method, this study aims to critique Joseph Haddad's doubts concerning the finality of the prophethood (Khatamiyyat) of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and examine the perspectives of the Qur'an and narrations. Among the results of this research is that, commission of any prophet after the Holy Prophet (PBUH), considers adherence to previous religions is incorrect and invalid.
Keywords
Khatamiyyah
Orientalists
Yusuf Haddad
verses of Khatamiyyah
immortality

Article Title Persian

ارزیابی شبهات یوسف حدّاد پیرامون خاتمیت پیامبر اکرم (ص)

Authors Persian

محمدصادق اردلان 1
سیدعمادالدین موسوی عباسی 2
1 نویسنده مسئول،دانشجوی دکتری مدرسی معارف اسلامی، گرایش قرآن و متون اسلامی، دانشگاه معارف اسلامی قم،قم،ایران
2 دانشجوی دکترای گروه علوم قرآن و حدیث،دانشگاه ایلام،ایلام،ایران
Abstract Persian

یکی از مسائل مهم جامعه معاصر، بحث رسالت پیامبر اکرم (ص) بوده که قرآن کریم و روایات نیز صراحتاً به بیان آن می‌پردازد؛ به این معنا که حضرت، آخرین پیامبر خداوند بوده و شریعت و کتاب او، پایان‌بخش شرایع آسمانی و خاتم کتاب‌هاست. متأسفانه برخی مانند یوسف حدّاد با شبهاتی مانند انکار نمودن رسالت پیامبر اکرم (ص)، پلورالیسم دینی و دخالت در وحی، حضرت را مانند سایر انسان‌ها می‌دانند که رسول برگزیده خداوند و خاتم‌الأنبیاء نیست و چنین برداشت‌هایی غیرصحیحی را به قرآن کریم منسوب نموده‌اند؛ در صورتی که مقصود کتاب الهی از واحد بودن تمام ادیان آسمانی، تأیید پلورالیسم نبوده، بلکه چنین وحدتی، صلحی کلّی بوده که با منطق استوار و متین اسلام که بعد از بعثت رسول اکرم (ص) که تبعیت از دیگر شرایع را باطل می‌داند، همخوانی ندارد. در این پژوهش برآنیم تا با روش توصیفی- تحلیلی به نقد شبهات یوسف حداد پیرامون خاتمیت رسول اکرم (ص) پرداخته و دیدگاه قرآن و روایات را بررسی نماییم. از نتایج این پژوهش این است که خاتمیّت با نفی بعثت هر پیامبری بعد از رسول اکرم (ص)، تبعیّت از ادیان سابق را غیرصحیح و باطل می‌داند.

Keywords Persian

خاتمیّت
مستشرقان
یوسف حدّاد
آیات خاتمیّت
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