in analyzing and explaining seal of prophethood as a doctrine, almost all scholars who have dealt with this issue considerhuman intellectual maturityas the main criterion and the secret of the emergent finality.the present article explains and analyzes the proposed approaches and perceptions regarding intellectual maturity and thus aims toreview this idea critically.as a result,the study shows ...

in religious thought, the miracle as a phenomenon is one of the most important reasons for proving prophethood. there are two broad views among islamic thinkers about the type of indications of miracles to prove prophethood. some consider the indications of miracles as rational ones. in contrast, some others hold that there is no logical connection between a miracle and its implied referent and...

According to Islam, Allah created man to worship Him and to lead a virtuous life based on His teachings and guidance. But how can man know and fulfill his role and the purpose of his existence if he does not receive clear and practical instructions of what Allah wants him to do? The existence of prophethood, by which Allah sent a prophet to every nation to reveal His message in terms that the p...

In the first chapter, the author studies the concept of resurrection among Sadducees and Pharisees, using material from Josephus, the Gospels, Acts, and the Rabbinic literature to examine how each conceives the idea of resurrection and the symbolic boundaries through which its builds an identity. The second chapter analyzes the idea of resurrection among the first followers of Jesus including i...