A comparative study between scientific and religious data concerning how the Epilepsy of the Prophet (PBUH) was irrelevant while his receiving revelation

Abstract

Throughout history, divine prophets have been unfairly subjected to oppositions and accusations. But the type of accusations may have been different for each particular prophet. Prophet Mohammad was no exception to this rule. He was always subject to accusation.These accusations were made by orientalists in dealing with the source of the verses of the Holy Quran so as to challange the revelation of the Holy Quran. For this reason, the accusation of priesthood, witchcraft, poetry, during epilepsy has been attributed only to the Prophet of Islam, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Along the same line, this study seeks to answer the questions by examining theories from both scientific and religious data to see wether there is a connection between epilepsy and wise words? Did Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) have a history of illness? To answer the questions, library and citation methods and qualitative content analysis (descriptive-analytical) based on historical approach and psychological science were applied. The findings of the study indicate that based on historical evidence, psychological, intellectual and scientific narrations, the confessions of some orientalists, these suspicions are unfounded and motivated by the studies of orientalists in a biased fashion. Their studies were influenced by the crusade and the fact that Muslims won the war which led to the emergence of a sort of cultural war and people sowing the seeds of doubt and suspicions of that sort.