Tolerance and Coercion in Islam
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Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition(Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition(Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)


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Since the beginning of its history, Islam has encountered other religious communities both in Arabia and in the territories conquered during its expansion. Muslims faced other religions from the position of a ruling power and were therefore able to determine the nature of that relationship in accordance with their world-view and beliefs. Yohanan Friedmann's original and erudite study examines questions of religious tolerance as they appear in the Qur'an and in the prophetic tradition, and analyses the principle that Islam is exalted above all religions, discussing the ways in which this principle was reflected in various legal pronouncements. The book also considers the various interpretations of the Qur'anic verse according to which 'No compulsion is there in religion …', noting that, despite the apparent meaning of this verse, Islamic law allowed the practice of religious coercion against Manichaeans and Arab idolaters, as well as against women and children in certain circumstances.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Introduction; 1. Religious diversity and hierarchy of religions; 2. Classification of unbelievers; 3. Is there no compulsion in religion?; 4. Apostasy; 5. Interfaith marriages; 6. Concluding observations; Selected bibliography; Indexes.

About the Author :
Yohanan Friedmann is Max Shloessinger Professor of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His publications include Prophecy Continuous: Aspects of Ahmadi Religious Thought and its Medieval Background (2002).

Review :
'... Friedmann presents a remarkably wide spectrum of legal opinions by the four Sunni schools of law, and he does it with commendable clarity and beyond the sensationalism of Bat Ye'or and her likes ... extremely valuable book ... raises a point of pivotal importance for both Muslims and non-Muslims of today.' The Muslim World Book Review 'The book is an informative text that presents a nuanced view of Islamic legal pronouncements on issues of inter-faith relationships.' The New Delhi Book Review


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521026994
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
  • Sub Title: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0521026997
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 421 gr


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