نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
استادیار گروه قرآن و مستشرقان، مجتمع آموزش عالی قرآن و حدیث، جامعه المصطفی العالمیه(ص)، قم، ایران.
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Objective: The present study was conducted to critically examine Orientalist analytical approaches regarding the political and social roles of the Prophet Mohammad's wives, with the aim of identifying the underlying presuppositions, data limitations, and interpretive frameworks governing these studies.
Method: This study employed a descriptive-analytical method; drawing upon critical analysis, it gathered the prominent views of Orientalists and subsequently evaluated them against authoritative Quranic, narrative, and historical sources. The research primarily focused on how the roles of the Prophet Mohammad's wives, particularly Aisha and Umm Salama, are portrayed in Orientalist studies.
Results: The findings indicate that many Orientalists, by relying on specific Sunni traditions while largely overlooking the Shia narrative heritage, have presented a reductionist portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad's wives, often limiting their roles to the private sphere or to informal influence. Furthermore, many of these analyses have been shaped by modern concepts of gender, power, and the public-private divide, failing to elucidate the interconnections between the spiritual, legislative, and social dimensions of their actions.
Conclusions: Research findings indicate that, despite some recent reinterpretations, Orientalist studies regarding the political and social roles of the Prophet Mohammad's wives continue to suffer from methodological shortcomings. Therefore, a methodical critique and re-examination of these approaches grounded in authentic Islamic sources are essential for a more accurate understanding of the status of the Prophet Mohammad's wives within contemporary academic analyses.
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