THE ANALYSIS OF THE RESUL CONCEPT IN THE SURAH OF YASIN WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NARRATIONS / YASİN SURESİNDE BAHSİ GEÇEN RESUL KAVRAMININ RİVAYETLER BAĞLAMINDA ANALİZİ

There are controversial opinions in regard of the three messengers whom sent to a city, whether they were prophets or not. While a group of Mufassirs argues that they were prophets, the others claimed that they were Jesus' disciples. The opinion counts on the messengers as the disciples of Jesus were perceived as the main opinion among the majority of the Mufassirs, especially after the third century. These commentators' comments were shaped by perceptions of the messengers as the apostles of Jesus. But interpreting the verses as apostles brought some contradictions. In order to resolve these contradictions the meaning of “rasul” needs to be determined in the light of verses and narrations. In this article, the opinions on the topic were analyzed and the problems caused by different opinions were addressed. In order to do that, firstly it is focused on the ways the issue is examined in the Qur'an. The study attempted to determine the understanding of Rasul by the early generations of scholars in the contexts of the Companions (Sahabah) and their predecessors' views on the subject. Besides this, it is also aimed to determine that where the disagreements begin. Further, it is evaluated from the verses whether the word ? Rasul means the apostle or not. Thus, the conversations between prophets and pagans (mushriks) were analyzed with the references made in the contexts of other surahs and Yasin itself. Moreover, it is discussed that whether such narrations and interpretations are aligned with the historical records and facts or not. It is also discussed that the messengers who sent to the city and the apostles whom were residing in the city are the same people or not with the prominent idea of that the messengers were sent to the city of Antakya. In addition, the study drove attention to the similarities and differences with references to the history of Christianity.