Aesthetic Understanding in Prophetic Teachings

Aesthetic Understanding in Prophetic Teachings

Generally considered a Western concept, aesthetics is the activity of contemplating beauty and beauty itself. Both the Quran and the hadiths contain abundant references to this concept. The Prophet Muhammad's understanding of beauty, the subject of our study, is rooted in his belief that God Almighty is the sole source of beauty and loves beauty, as well as His (swt) necessity of beauty in everything. Therefore, through his words and practices, the Prophet Muhammad introduced the people he grew up among to a remarkable understanding of beauty in every aspect of life, from their language and attire to their behavior, their deeds and spaces, their social lives and the use of objects, their worship and prayers. Undoubtedly, this understanding of beauty in Prophetic teachings possesses a richness that can shape the aesthetic deficiencies of today's people.

This work, which is the first comprehensive study ever written in this field, claims to convey and explain the Prophet's understanding of beauty to today's people.

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