Özet:

In the academic research of theology, the concept of prophethood, attributed to the Arabs of the Jahiliyyah period, is quite vague; only relating to the other religions of the community and a remembrance of the life of Hazrat Ib-rahim. Their point of view in this matter is also a remnant of the past cultures and traditions of prophecy and revelation. In our opinion, this is an incomplete assessment of the subject. In the light of the Quranic revelations, it is quite obvious that people of the Jahiliyyah period strongly believed in the coming of a prophet from within their ranks who sit beyond having a clear concept of prophecy. In this research, we will defend the notion that the Ar-abs of the Jahiliyyah period had a strong concept of prophethood which would act as a justification for this thesis. There are two main reasons why the mentioned comment is insufficient. The first reason is the image that Jahiliyya Arabs acquired throughout the history. Second is the disregard of the historical/textual aspect of the Qur’an in favour of a lit-eral reading. The historical image of the Jahiliyya Arabs is a result of the evolution of their image from being pagan and being anti-prophet to being anti-religion. However, their opposition to the prophet was based on religious rea-sons.

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