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Any attempt at Islamic philosophy needs to take into account with seriousness the role of the Prophet ﷺ and elaborates a 'prophetology' that anchors his role in one's worldview. One can see how much energy the likes of Ibn Sina and Al Farabi devote to this
It is this obsession with elaborating a model of prophetology, which is what surely is the litmus test so to speak as to what makes Islamic philosophy 'Islamic'. Prof. Rahman's work "Prophecy In Islam" offers a historical survey of the different prophetologies elaborated
John Renard's work "All The King's Falcons" also elaborates upon this by also focusing more on Maulana Rumi's conception of prophecy, how it functions and manifests through his poetic work
This is what Azadpur argues masterfully in his essay "How Islamic is Islamic Philosophy":
Azadpur goes on to quote Ibn Rushd's rebuttal to Imam al Ghazali to fortify this position
It is this vein, one looks at how Iqbal tries to tease out his prophetology in his Reconstruction, int he chapter "Is Religion Possible?" by providing a vivid description:
One could speculate the forces of nature that are fashioned occur as humanity is moved to imitate the moral exemplar - God Himself makes such a declaration:
Al-Qalam 68:4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Abdul Haleem trans:
truly you have a strong character
Al-Qalam 68:4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Abdul Haleem trans:
truly you have a strong character
The Prophet ﷺ himself clearly cognisant of this mighty station upon which he stands, acting as a conduit of tremendous change:
“I have been sent to perfect good character.” https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2011/02/01/prophet-sent-husn-akhlaq/
“I have been sent to perfect good character.” https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2011/02/01/prophet-sent-husn-akhlaq/
But coming back to the initial point, Azadpur essay is a good starting point in preparation for reading his larger work on the topic - "Reason Unbound", where the spiritual heart of the Islamic Peripatetic project is explored more fully
