Scriptural polemics : the Qurʼān and other religions / Munʼim Sirry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sirry, Mun'im A., 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Qurʼan.

Islam--Relations.

Islam.

Relations.

Bible--Islamic interpretations.

Bible.

Islamic interpretations of sacred works.

Physical Description:

x, 311 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Contents:

Introduction

The Qurʼān and modern tafsīr. Islamic reform, tafsīr, and religious diversity ; Reformist Muslim approach to medieval Qurʼān commentaries

Towards understanding the Qurʼān's polemical texts. The Qurʼān and its polemical context ; The ambiguity of Qurʼānic criticisms ; Is the Qurʼān supersessionist?

Contesting the theology of exclusivist salvation. al-Islām as the only true path to salvation ; Between inclusive and exclusive Islam ; Re-interpreting the superiority of Islam

The falsification of Jewish and Christian scriptures. The charge of scriptural distortion ; The concealment of truth ; Between twisting the tongues and writing the book with hands

Qurʼānic denials of sonship, human-divinity and the Trinity. ''Son of God'' ; The divine nature of Jesus ; Trinitarian doctrine

Interreligious restrictions and engagements. Treatment of non-Muslim dhimmīs ; Friendship with the unbelievers ; Obstacles to inter-religious relations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-293) and index.

ISBN:

9780199359363

0199359369

OCLC:

859168683