The spirit of tolerance in Islam
By: Reza Shah-Kazemi
Series: The Institute of Ismaili Studies, occasional papers -- 4; Occasional papers (Institute of Ismaili Studies) -- 4
Publisher: I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781780761312
Subjects: Toleration; Religious tolerance; Islam
Description: "In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: "The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be a glorious heritage for mankind. No other society has such a record of success in uniting, in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavor, so many and so various races of humanity." (Whither Islam?). Such scholarly objectivity towards the tolerance which has historically characterized the Islamic tradition as a whole is in short supply these days."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165).