Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ : The Fatimid Egyptian Convert Who Shaped Christian Views of Islam /
Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ (ca. 955-ca. 1020) was a celebrated writer of Coptic Christianity from Fatimid Egypt. Born to an influential Muslim family in Cairo, Ibn Rajāʾ later converted to Christianity and composed The Truthful Exposer ( Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-l-Ḥaqq ) outlining his skepticism regarding Islam. His...
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| 490 | 1 | |a Arabic Christianity ; |v 4 | |
| 500 | |a In eleventh-century Egypt, the Christian convert Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ composed The Truthful Exposercritiquing Islam. This publication includes a study of Ibn Rajāʾ's biography, his impact on Christian approaches to Islam, and an Arabic edition with English translation of his work. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Part 1 Study -- 1 The Life of Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ibn Rajāʾ and the Fatimid Era -- 3 The Biography of Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ -- 2 The Context for Ibn Rajāʾ's The Truthful Exposer -- 1 Title, Date, and Audience: Copts and Muslims ca. 1009-1012 -- 2 Ibn Rajāʾ's Intellectual Circles -- 3 Ibn Rajāʾ on Muslim Conversion to Christianity -- 3 The Arguments and Sources of The Truthful Exposer -- 1 Ibn Rajāʾ on the Qurʾan -- 2 Ibn Rajāʾ on Muḥammad -- 3 Ibn Rajāʾ on the Hadith -- 4 Ibn Rajāʾ's Use of Intra-Islamic Disputations -- 5 Ibn Rajāʾ's Use of Christian Arabic Sources -- 4 The Reception of The Truthful Exposer -- 1 Literary Afterlife from the Mediterranean to Europe -- 2 A Comparative Analysis of the Arabic and Latin Versions -- 3 The Arabic Manuscripts and Notes -- Part 2 The Truthful Exposer ( Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-l-Ḥaqq ) -- Introduction: Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ's Conversion and Purpose for Writing -- 1 On Divisions among Muslims: A Lack of Consensus about the Qurʾan and Interpretation -- 2 A Refutation of the Alleged Alteration of the Torah and the Gospel -- 3 On Muḥammad as a Prophet of the Sword; Anecdotes of Christians Living under Islam -- 4 On Those Who Converted to Islam in Fear of the Sword -- 5 On Musaylima the False Prophet and al-ʿAnsī -- 6 On Muḥammad's Claim of How the Revelation Came to Him -- 7 On the Meaning of the Qurʾan: Different Texts and Readings ( qirāʾāt ) of the Qurʾan -- 8 On What Muslims Have Lost from the Qurʾan -- 9 On Their Agreement about Marwān Ibn al-Ḥakam's Version -- 10 On the Authority of Interpreting the Qurʾan -- 11 On Inconsistencies and Repetitions in the Qurʾan -- 12 On the Subject of Mary the Copt -- 13 On Sexual Themes in the Qurʾan -- 14 On the Zayd Scandal -- 15 On the Repetition of Passages in the Qurʾan Taken from the Torah, Psalms, and Gospel -- 16 On the Inimitability of the Qurʾan -- 17 On the Audience for the Qurʾan and the Bible as a Source -- 18 On Contradictions in the Qurʾan -- 19 A Refutation of Muḥammad's Alleged Favor over Other Prophets -- 20 A Refutation of Muḥammad's Never Disbelieving or Worshipping Idols -- 21 A Refutation of Equating Jesus with Adam (Q 3:59) -- 22 A Response on the Anthropomorphizing of God in Christianity and the Qurʾan -- 23 A Response on the Union of Jesus Christ at the Incarnation -- 24 A Response on the Crucifixion of Christ (Q 4:157) -- 25 On the Destruction of the Kaʿba -- 26 On the Black Stone -- 27 On the Pilgrimage to Mecca -- 28 On the Sacrifice of Cattle and Camels -- 29 On Contradictions in the Qurʾan and Oral Traditions -- 30 On Marriage and Divorce in the Qurʾan; On Muḥammad's Night Journey -- 31 Conclusion: Closing Exhortation -- 32 Appendix: Additional Contradictions in the Qurʾan -- Bibliography -- Index of The Truthful Exposer -- Index of Biblical and Qurʾanic Citations -- Index of People, Places, and Subjects. | |
| 520 | |a Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ (ca. 955-ca. 1020) was a celebrated writer of Coptic Christianity from Fatimid Egypt. Born to an influential Muslim family in Cairo, Ibn Rajāʾ later converted to Christianity and composed The Truthful Exposer ( Kitāb al-Wāḍiḥ bi-l-Ḥaqq ) outlining his skepticism regarding Islam. His ideas circulated across the Middle East and the Mediterranean in the medieval period, shaping the Christian understanding of the Qurʾan's origins, Muḥammad's life, the practice of Islamic law, and Muslim political history. This book includes a study of Ibn Rajāʾ's life, along with an Arabic edition and English translation of The Truthful Exposer. | ||
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