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Islam, Judaism, and Christianity: Theological and Historical Affiliations » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Heribert Busse, Bernard Lewis (Editor), Andras Hamori (Editor), Allison Brown
ISBN-13: 9781558761445, ISBN-10: 1558761446
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Heribert Busse

Book Synopsis

Islam is by nature and history related to Judaism and Christianity. Muhammad grappled with conflicting attitudes toward both religions for a long period before opting for his own way. Ultimately, he acknowledged Judaism and Christianity as independent but less legitimate religions than Islam. This book illustrates with examples and citations the many ways in which Muhammad used biblical narratives to illustrate faith and actions in the spirit of the Koran, and how the prophet familiarized himself with a significant corpus of Old Testament texts through Christian transmission.

	Introduction	1
	The Religious Context on the Arabian Peninsula at the Time of Muhammad	9
	Political and Religious Background	9
	Trading Activities of Meccan Merchants; Ethiopia	14
	Relationship to the Jews	18
	The Meccan Sanctuary	20
	The Hanifs	24
	Muhammad's Sources	26
	The People of the Book (ahl al-kitab)	29
	Unity and Diversity in Their Religion	29
	Jews and Christians	36
	The Transgressions of the Jews	42
	Muhammad's Assessment of the Christians	49
	Severance with the People of the Book	55
	The Religion of Abraham	59
	Narratives from the Old Testament	63
	An Overview	63
	The Creation, Paradise, and the Fall	65
	Cain and Abel	68
	The Flood and Other Divine Judgments	70
	Abraham (Ibrahim)	78
	Joseph (Yusuf)	88
	Moses (Musa) and the Israelites	93
	The Kings of the Israelites	104
	The End of the Israelites	110
	Narratives from the New Testament	113
	An Overview	113
	Jesus (Isa) in the Salvation History	115
	Jesus Saves His Mother (sura 19:1-33)	121
	The Rejection of Jesus and the Falsification of God's Word; Gethsemane and the Last Supper	125
	Jesus' Sermon	128
	The Crucifixion (sura 4: 156-157)	132
	The Present-Day Situation and Its Foundation in History	139
	Introductory Comments	139
	The Conquests; Muslims and non-Muslims	141
	The Situation of Jews and Christians in the Islamic State	144
	Islam in Europe; Islamic Missionization	153
	Dialogue instead of Missionization	157
	Conditions for a Dialogue and Its Subject Matter	165
	Notes	175
	Index of Proper Names	195
	Index of Koran Verses	203