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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825984603321

Autore

Saleh Walid A

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06116-3

9786613061164

90-474-3378-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

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

Disciplina

220.6088297

Soggetti

Judaism - Relations - Islam

Islam - Relations - Judaism

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.