Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ : The Fatimid Egyptian Convert Who Shaped Christian Views of Islam /

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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Main Author: Bertaina, David (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.

Series: Arabic Christianity ; 4.

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Civilization, Medieval.
Social history > Medieval.
History.

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Call Number: D127

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.