In defense of the Bible : a critical edition and an introduction to al-Biqāʻī's Bible treatise /
The history of the Islamic interaction with the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity has been studied extensively in academia. The prevailing view is that Muslims had hardly any religious appreciation to the Bible and when used by Muslims it was mainly in apologetic or polemical settings. The docu...
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English
Arabic
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Boston :
Brill,
2008.
Series:
Islamic History and Civilization
73.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223035.
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Call Number: BP134.B4 S35 2008
| Summary: | The history of the Islamic interaction with the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity has been studied extensively in academia. The prevailing view is that Muslims had hardly any religious appreciation to the Bible and when used by Muslims it was mainly in apologetic or polemical settings. The document presented here squarely contradicts such a view. The treatise argues for the permissiblity of using the Bible by Muslims for religious purposes. Al-Biqāʿī, the author of this treatise, wrote a huge Qurʾān commentary that used the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels to interpret parts of the Qurʾān. Al-Sakhāwī, a bitter enemy, opposed such a practice. The document preserves for us a fundamental argument inside Islam about the value of the Scriptures of other religions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433781 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |