Critically Analysing the aspects of Jahilliya, Revelation of The Quran and Satanic Verses from the Biographical account of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Karen Armstrong

Abstract

The concept of Orientalism has often been connected with severe notions like Freudianism, Utopianism, Imperialism, Racism, and Anti-Islamic narratives. The perspective of Islamophobia was prevalent so much that numerous examples of Prophet Muhammad's (RasËlullah KhÉtam un NabiyyÊn Øallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alÉ Ólihi wa AÎÍÉbihi wa Øallam) biographies which are polemical in character were ascertained in the modern time. The approach against Prophet Muhammad (RasËlullah KhÉtam un NabiyyÊn Øallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘alÉ Ólihi wa AÎÍÉbihi wa Øallam) developed by the west did not in a sense represented an effective theoretical foundation. However, one cannot ignore the fact that certain Orientalists have also vouchsafed contributions of substantial character regarding a biographical account of Prophet Muhammad (Rasulullah Khatam un Nabiyyin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘ala alihi wa Ashabihi wa Sallam) in particular Islamic Studies as a subject in general. Such kind of approach and attitude is clearly visible and explicitly manifested in the efforts of various Orientalists of Modish era. While analyzing their approach one can easily discern the adoption of the 'dialogue method' in their writings as they sought to accord the substantial consummations. In the modern west the trend is to accentuate on Prophet Muhammad's (Rasulullah Khatam un Nabiyyin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘ala alihi wa Ashabihi wa Sallam) historical account by abstaining from accounts of apocryphal nature and also at the same time keep the traditional outlook of negative intact. Therefore, in this exposition, the evaluation of the paramount notions like Jahilliya Arabia, Revelation of the Quran and Satanic Verses provided by the distinguished Orientalist writer of contemporary times namely Karen Armstrong in her biographical accounts of Prophet Muhammad (Rasulullah Khatam un Nabiyyin Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa ‘ala alihi wa Ashabihi wa Sallam) is provided.