In defense of the Bible : a critical edition and an introduction to al-Biqāʻī's Bible treatise / by Walid A. Saleh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saleh, Walid A.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 73.

Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; v. 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Islam.

Judaism.

Islam--Relations--Judaism.

Islam.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Qurʼan--Relation to the Bible.

Qurʼan.

Bible. Old Testament--Influence.

Bible.

Biqāʻī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻUmar, 1406 or 1407-1480.

Biqāʻī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻUmar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / W. Saleh

Introduction / W. Saleh

Chapter One. A Hermeneutical Biography Of Al-Biqāʿī / W. Saleh

Chapter Two. The QurʾĀn commentary, the bible controversy, and the treatise / W. Saleh

Chapter Three. The Manuscripts Of Al-Aqwāl And The Plan Of The Edition / W. Saleh

Illustrations / W. Saleh

Arabic Edition / W. Saleh

General Index / W. Saleh

Index Of Book Titles / W. Saleh

Index of Ḥadīth and Āthār / W. Saleh

Index of QurʾĀn Citations / W. Saleh

Bibliography / W. Saleh.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-06116-3

9786613061164

90-474-3378-5

OCLC:

705362499

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168572.i-224 DOI