David In The Muslim Tradition

Author : Khaleel Mohammed
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739197169
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book David in the Muslim Tradition written by Khaleel Mohammed and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chapter 38:21-25, the Qur’an relates a very short narrative about the biblical King David’s seeking and receiving God’s forgiveness. The earliest Muslim exegetes interpreted the qur’anic verses as referring to the Hebrew Bible’s story of David’s adultery with Bathsheba, as related in 2 Samuel 12:1-13. Later Muslims, however, having developed the concept of prophetic impeccability, radically reinterpreted those verses to show David as innocent of any wrongdoing since, in the Muslim tradition, he is not only a king, but a prophet as well. David in the Muslim Tradition: The Bathsheba Affair outlines the approach of the Qur’an to shared scriptures, and provides a detailed look at the development of the exegetical tradition and the factors that influenced such exegesis. By establishing four distinct periods of exegesis, Khaleel Mohammed examines the most famous explanations in each stratum to show the metamorphosis from blame to exculpation. He shows that the Muslim development is not unique, but is very much in following the Jewish and Christian traditions, wherein a similar sanitization of David’s image has occurred.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004465979
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Character of David in Judaism, Christianity and Islam written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most central figures in monotheistic traditions is King David. The volume takes a new, critical look at the process of biblical creation and exegetical transformation of this character in the intertwined words of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Author : David Marshall
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589019822
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tradition and Modernity written by David Marshall and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tradition and Modernity focuses on how Christians and Muslims connect their traditions to modernity, looking especially at understandings of history, changing patterns of authority, and approaches to freedom. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts from 19th- and 20th-century thinkers, from John Henry Newman to Tariq Ramadan, accompanied by illuminating commentaries.

Author : David Cook
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815631958
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature written by David Cook and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have long been part of classical and contemporary Islam, this book is the first scholarly work to cover this disparate but influential body of writing. David Cook puts the literature in context by examining not only the ideological concerns prompting apocalyptic material but its interconnection with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Arab relations with the United States and other Western nations, and the role of violence in the Middle East. Cook suggests that Islam began as an apocalyptic movement and has retained a strong apocalyptic and messianic trend. One of his most striking discoveries is the influence of non-Islamic sources on contemporary Muslim apocalyptic beliefs. He trenchantly discusses the influence of non-Islamic sources on contemporary Muslim apocalyptic writing, tracing anti-Semitic strains in Islamist thought in part to Western texts and traditions. Through a meticulous reading of current documents, incorporating everything from exegesis of holy texts to supernatural phenomena, Cook shows how radical Muslims, including members of al-Qa'ida, may have applied these ideas to their own agendas. By exposing the undergrowth of popular beliefs contributing to religion-driven terrorism, this book casts new light on today's political conflicts.

Author : al-Marwazi Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474424120
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "e;The Book of Tribulations"e;: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition written by al-Marwazi Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Tribulations is the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive, and as such has considerable value as a primary text. It is unique in its importance for Islamic history: focusing upon the central Syrian city of Hims, it gives us a picture of the personalities of the city, the tribal conflicts within, the tensions between the proto-Muslim community and the majority Christian population, and above all details about the wars with the Byzantines. Additionally, Nu`aym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms.

Author : David Cook
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520244486
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Jihad written by David Cook and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-05-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad. Looking closely at a range of sources from sacred Islamic texts to modern interpretations, [This book] opens a critically important perspective on the role of Islam in the contemporary world. [The author] also describes some of the conflicts that occur in radical groups and shows how the more mainstream supporters of these groups have come to understand and justify violence.-Back cover.

Author : David Waines
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521539067
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Islam written by David Waines and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam.

Author : David Pawson
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1473616883
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Islam to Christians written by David Pawson and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Challenge of Islam to Christians is David Pawson's most important - and most controversial - prophetic message to date. Moral decline and erosion of a sense of ultimate truth has created a spiritual vacuum in the United Kingdom. David Pawson believes Islam is far better equipped than the Church to move into that gap and it will not be long before it becomes the country's dominant religion. Based on the audio and video recordings on which he first announced his message, this book unpacks and explains the background behind Pawson's claims, and - crucially - sets out a positive blueprint for the Church's response. Christians must rediscover and demonstrate to society the three qualities that make Christianity unique: Reality, Relationship and Righteousness.

Author : David W. Shenk
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0836197194
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeys of the Muslim Nation and the Christian Church written by David W. Shenk and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-10-12 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam and Christianity seem to be at opposite and unbridgeable poles, both committed to world mission. Given the political tension and violent acts that sometimes surround these two major world religions, it is essential for both sides to understand the other—its history, beliefs, traditions, and vision for the future.This invaluable resource from David W. Shenk, an expert in comparative religious studies, examines Islam and Christianity at their deepest spiritual, cultural, and communal levels. It explores the similarities, and yet unavoidable differences found in Isaac and Ishmael, Jesus and Muhammad, the Bible and the Qur’an, Jerusalem and Medina, the Eucharist and the Hajj, the Church and the Ummah. Reflecting years of conversations and dialogue with Muslim friends, this is narrative theology, full of anecdote and personal experience that bridges the poles and builds understanding. Part of the Christians Meeting Muslims series

Author : David L. Weddle
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814762816
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam written by David L. Weddle and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the practice and philosophy of sacrifice in three religious traditions In the book of Genesis, God tests the faith of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham by demanding that he sacrifice the life of his beloved son, Isaac. Bound by common admiration for Abraham, the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam also promote the practice of giving up human and natural goods to attain religious ideals. Each tradition negotiates the moral dilemmas posed by Abraham’s story in different ways, while retaining the willingness to perform sacrifice as an identifying mark of religious commitment. This book considers the way in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to “sacrifice”—not only as ritual offerings, but also as the donation of goods, discipline, suffering, and martyrdom. Weddle highlights objections to sacrifice within these traditions as well, presenting voices of dissent and protest in the name of ethical duty. Sacrifice forfeits concrete goods for abstract benefits, a utopian vision of human community, thereby sparking conflict with those who do not share the same ideals. Weddle places sacrifice in the larger context of the worldviews of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, using this nearly universal religious act as a means of examining similarities of practice and differences of meaning among these important world religions. This book takes the concept of sacrifice across these three religions, and offers a cross-cultural approach to understanding its place in history and deep-rooted traditions.