Abstract
Several chronic narratives in the historiographies are totally
ineffective because of their mythical trends. Qiṣṣat al-Gharānīq is a
similar narrative, in which the Holy Prophet. (PBUH) is accused to be
inspired by Satan. As he recited some verses of Sūrah al-Najm,
Satan, reportedly, mixed some of his words – praising the pagan
idols – in the divine revelation. Due to the alleged satanic words
“gharānīq al-ʿulā” it is also called “story of the cranes”, which has
been titled later as ‘Satanic Verses’ by orientalists. The historical
complications of this story are being tried to resolve here in this
study. The appraisal of the history of this story would be very
significant and helpful to clear the ambiguities about the basic
Islamic thought of the preservation of the Holy Qur’ān and
impeccability of the Holy Prophet. (PBUH) Historically, this story has
faced huge ups and downs. With a careful analysis of the early,
medieval and modern periods of Islamic history, the inceptors,
endorsers and the nullifiers of this story have been exposed here. Its
historic complications reveal that this story was neglected from its
very outset. Almost the entire Islamic history evidenced the negation
of this story. Thus, the propagation of this story has no authentic
background.
Muḥammad Iqbāl , Dr. Ḥāfiz Khurshid Aḥmad Qādrī. (2020) QIṢṢAT AL-GHARĀNĪQ IN GLIMPSES OF HISTORY, Noor-e-Marfat, Volume 11, Issue 1.
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