Hz. Mûsâ’nın Dilindeki “Ukde”nin Mahiyeti ve İlgili Tartışmaların Tahlili
The Nature of “Oqdah” on Tongue of Prophet Moses and Analysis of Related Discussion

Summary/Abstract: The most frequently mentioned prophet is Moses in the Qur’ān. One of the striking elements attracting attention in the life of Prophet Moses, mentioned in Qur’ān, is the issue of “Oqdah (knot) of tongue”. Such a flaw with a prophet who carries out a mission based on using the language well and effectively is seriously thought-provoking. It is remarkable that this case, closely related with human psychology, is also mentioned in Torah. In the Qur’ānic interpretations, there are some narrations and various interpretations on the incident that Prophet Moses put some embers in his mouth during his babyhood. In this study, the above-mentioned narrations and interpretations were criticized; and based on these interpretations, modern scientific information and expressions from Torah, the nature of the problem with Prophet Moses’ tongue was tried to be determined. It was concluded that the problem with the tongue of Prophet Moses might have stemmed from a physiological disorder due to a trauma he experienced when he was very young; besides, this speech difficulty, stuttering, lisping or dysfluency might be because of his overly excited, shy and ill-at-ease character; and this problem continued after his prophethood for a while, yet afterwards, he was healed; and there are some lessons in that a heavy tongue person might be chosen as prophet.

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