Conquest and Controversy
Intertwined Themes in the Islamic Interpretive Tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9206489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gordon Nickel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 232-258 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852711x562308 |
| OpenAlex | W2098586544 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Narrative materials in classical Muslim commentaries on the Qur!! n included stories of the prophet of Islam in confrontation with representatives of other religious communities. In the case of the exegesis of Q 3:64, a verse which has been used in recent years as a call to interfaith dialogue, commentators told two di erent stories of encounter between Muh!ammad and Christians. Both stories, in their own ways, developed themes of theological controversy and political conquest. # ey sought to demonstrate the authority of the prophet of Islam to determine the truth about Jesus and to challenge foreign rulers to “submit.” # e stories also made the case that through the events of the life of the prophet of Islam and the Muslim Conquest, as described in the Muslim historical tradition, God was at work in the world. By telling these stories, exegetes projected a memory of military domination and an assertion of spiritual superiority
Ancient history · Art · CONQUEST · Exegesis · History of religions · Islam · Literature · Muslim world · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Families in Therapy and Culture · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Highly cited | No |
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