Scriptural polemics : the Qur'an and other religions
Sirry, Mun'im A.Author
This study is a sustained critical engagement with polemical passages in the Qur'an and with interpretation of those passages by Muslim reformers of the twentieth century. The study focuses on five core issues: scriptural supersessionism; exclusive salvation; charges regarding the Jewish and Christian falsification of revelation; criticisms over divine sonship and the Trinity; and cautions or prohibitions regarding the taking of Jews and Christians as patrons, allies, or intimates.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study is a sustained critical engagement with polemical passages in the Qur'an and with interpretation of those passages by Muslim reformers of the twentieth century. The study focuses on five core issues: scriptural supersessionism; exclusive salvation; charges regarding the Jewish and Christian falsification of revelation; criticisms over divine sonship and the Trinity; and cautions or prohibitions regarding the taking of Jews and Christians as patrons, allies, or intimates.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 29, 2014).
Qur'an
Bible
Islam
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Islam