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The People of the Book, ahl al-kitab: A Comparative Theological Exploration
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The People of the Book, ahl al-kitab: A Comparative Theological Exploration
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The People of the Book, ahl al-kitab: A Comparative Theological Exploration
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This book offers a comparative theological exploration of the challenges and opportunities presented by the Qur’ānic representation of Christianity as the
,
, in the Qur’ānic commentary tradition. The research is divided into three parts. The first part explores the Qur’ānic understanding of the
through traditional Islamic exegesis, known as
, of four Islamic scholars whose work spans more than a thousand years. Part two takes a closer look at the pre-Islamic period, the occasion of revelation of the Qur’ān as well as the Arabic speaking Christian response to Islam in the post-conquest period. Part Three explores the modern use of the term
by several scholars in the context of our increasingly interconnected and pluralist societies.