Techniques of Prophets' Dealings with their People During Hardship as Original and Contemporary, and Fixed and Changeable in Holy Quran: A Topic Study

Abstract

This study aimed to show the conceptual meaning of techniques of Prophets' dealings with people during hardship in the Holy Quran; origi-nality, contemporariness, fixation, and changeability; and the require-ments of changing techniques of prophets' dealing with people during hardship in the Holy Quran. To achieve the objectives of the study, an analytical inductive approach was used. The study was ranged into an introduction, involving definitions of terms, and three sections. In these sections, the researcher addressed hardship and its different forms in the Prophets' dealings with people during hardship in the Holy Quran, showing the meaning of "dealing" as an original and contemporary, and fixed and changeable concept. Then, the requirements of changing tech-niques of prophets' dealing with people during hardship in the Holy Quran were addressed and analyzed. Accordingly, a number of findings were revealed, most notably: the techniques of prophets' dealings with people during hardship in the Holy Quran refer to those fixed and changeable techniques used by Prophets (peace and prayers upon them) during hardship; the Prophets' changeable dealings were based on states, time, place, and people, i.e., considering reasons and equality concerning states, time, people, and place; the techniques of Da'awa were suitable for that time, remedial for that situation, meeting its requirements, col-lecting between both fixed and changeable variables, and rendering peace for achieving purposes; originality does not mean being behind all types of contemporary civilization nor does contemporariness mean be-ing away from originality and religious legacy; those who believe in all these misconceptions either lack understanding or the desire to under-stand; the requirements for changing techniques by Prophets when deal-ing with people during hardship showed that sharia is realistic rather than ideal, and the Messengers came with what was reasonable, applica-ble, and good for all people in all times and places; and paying no atten-tion for Prophets' approach in this case or showing a lack in enacting it may fix or increase hardship.