A medieval case for Islam's superiority : the letter of Ibn al-Layth to the king of the Romans / edited and translated by Ayman S. Ibrahim, Clint Hackenburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muḥammad ibn al-Layth, author.

Contributor:

Ibrahim, Ayman S., 1973- editor, translator.

Hackenburg, Clint, editor, translator.

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Hārūn al-Rashīd, Caliph, approximately 763-809.

Hārūn al-Rashīd.

Constantine VI, Emperor of the East, 771-.

Constantine.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Islam--Apologetic works.

Byzantine Empire--Relations--Islamic Empire.

Byzantine Empire.

Islamic Empire--Relations--Byzantine Empire.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

v, 377 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Letter of Ibn al-Layth to the king of the Romans

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2025]

Language Note:

Includes English translation and original Arabic text.

Summary:

"A new translation of Ibn al-Layth's text, considered to be the oldest surviving Islamic apologetic text and polemic against Christianity, with annotations and commentary"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Editors' Introduction

Foreword

1. Part One: Praise of Islam

2. Part Two: Refutation of Christianity

3. Part Three: An Invitation to Embrace Islam

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Muḥammad ibn al-Layth. Risālat Abī al-Rabīʻ Muḥammad ibn al-Layth min Hārūn al-Rashīd ilá Qusṭanṭīn malik al-Rūm. English.

Muḥammad ibn al-Layth. Risālat Abī al-Rabīʻ Muḥammad ibn al-Layth min Hārūn al-Rashīd ilá Qusṭanṭīn malik al-Rūm.

Other Format:

Online version: Medieval case for Islam's superiority

ISBN:

9781481322003

1481322001

OCLC:

1427664464