Abstract
This article discusses the concept of universality, characteristic of the Islamic message and its relation to the meanings of certain key terms in the Qur'an. It considers in particular the four Qur'anic terms: al-nās, al-calamīn, al-umma and al-qariya, in order to investigate the relationship between them and their connection with the linquistic historical and prophetic contexts. The study then examines three important prophets, namely, Abraham, Noah and Adam and their connection with the question of universality. The Qur'anic concept of universality is seen as strongly associated with Arab peculiarities and is reshaped through revelation to enable it to join the monotheistic messages in general, so that it goes beyond the concepts of tribal and/or blood relations to the wider notions of humanity and the march of history. The article concludes by suggesting that this new way of looking at the concept of universality is paramount if one is to gain a fuller understanding of contemporary intellectual and cultural decline.
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