Showing papers in "Islam and Christian-muslim Relations in 2019"
TL;DR: When the American Protestant Mission in Syria entered the educational arena of nineteenth-century Tripoli, its administrators founded long-lasting educational institutions primarily for the purpose of building a better education system as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: When the American Protestant Mission in Syria entered the educational arena of nineteenth-century Tripoli, its administrators founded long-lasting educational institutions primarily for the purpose...
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TL;DR: The authors examines the Qur'an's use of "covenant" (Arabic ʿahd and mīthāq) and examines the use of covenants in Qur'anic texts.
Abstract: This article examines the Qur'an's use of 'covenant' (Arabic ʿahd and mīthāq). Recent scholarly attention to covenants in the Qur'an has hitherto largely hinged on modern questions of inclu...
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TL;DR: The authors argue that both dialogue and jihad are "both dialogue and Jihad" and that Islam's engagement in interfaith and intercultural dialogue began in earnest after the turn of the twenty-first century in response to the rise of global jihad.
Abstract: Muslim engagement in interfaith and intercultural dialogue began in earnest after the turn of the twenty-first century in response to the rise of global jihad. Both dialogue and jihad are o...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the idea of Milah Abraham, a term used and advocated by Ahmad Mushaddeq and Mahful Muis, the founders of Gerakan Fajar Nusantara/Archipelagic Dawn Movement.
Abstract: This article explores the idea of ‘Milah Abraham’, a term used and
advocated by Ahmad Mushaddeq and Mahful Muis, the founders of
Gafatar (Gerakan Fajar Nusantara/Archipelagic Dawn Movement).
Mahful Muis, a prominent companion of Mushaddeq, has written
many works about the idea of the religion of Abraham. This article
answers the questions of how the idea of Milah Abraham emerged,
and what are the implications of its emergence in the context of
plural Indonesian Islam. Based on interviews and the written works
of both Gafatar leaders, this study explores the idea of the religion
of Abraham and how it can go beyond Judaism, Christianity and
Islam to a new spirituality that combines the three religious
traditions. The idea of Milah Abraham not only offers a new
syncretism in the context of plural Indonesian Islam, but also
challenges the establishment of Islamic orthodoxy in the country.
Since the 1970s, the idea of returning to the religion of Abraham
has contributed to the discussion of pluralism among many
Indonesian Muslim intellectuals.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical comparison between Islamic articulations of shūrā (consultation) and notions of representative democracy is made, emphasizing various epistemic understandings of shǫrā.
Abstract: This study is an analytical comparison between Islamic articulations of shūrā (consultation) and notions of representative democracy. It emphasizes various epistemic understandings of shūrā...
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TL;DR: The former Viennese Cardinal Franz Konig and his foundation Pro Oriente have been prominent actors in the establishment of ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches since the Second Vatican Council as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The former Viennese Cardinal Franz Konig and his foundation Pro Oriente have been prominent actors in the establishment of ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches since the Second Vatican Council. This article discusses the Christian-Muslim relations dimension of this ecumenical engagement with Middle Eastern churches in the practical field of ecumenical travel to Syria and Egypt. This intertwining of ecumenical and inter-religious engagement is studied on the basis of archival collections and journalistic accounts that make it possible to grasp the administrative process of ‘travelling diplomacy’. The analysis links the practical work of ecumenical relations to the historical legacies of the Western encounter with Islam in the post-Ottoman area. I shall argue that Pro Oriente’s approach was based on a new post-Vatican II theological vision of Islam. Although this did include reorientation with regard to traditional orientalist perceptions, ecumenism also be...
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TL;DR: Maen Omoush, Feudal Economy and Rural Settlement of Oultrejourdai as mentioned in this paper, has retracted the following article, which was published by the Editors and Publishers of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations.
Abstract: Statement of RetractionWe, the Editors and Publishers of Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, have retracted the following article:Maen Omoush, Feudal Economy and Rural Settlement of Oultrejourdai...
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TL;DR: In this paper, African-American Muslims are well-known for their prison reform ministries and initiatives aimed at assisting disenfranchised men and women in inner city communities, and the redemp...
Abstract: African-American Muslims are well-known for their prison reform ministries and initiatives aimed at assisting disenfranchised men and women in inner city communities. In media discourse, the redemp...
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TL;DR: In the past two decades, there has been a debate as to the sincerity of Islamists' commitment to de-Islamization of the Middle East and their commitment to political participation in parliaments across the region as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Accompanying increased participation by Islamists in parliaments across the Middle East in the past two decades, there continues to be a debate as to the sincerity of their commitment to de...
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TL;DR: The authors examines the dynamics of cultural encounters, with reference to the concept of Gustav Warneck (1834-1910) of the connections between mission and culture, and introduces the read...
Abstract: This article examines the dynamics of cultural encounters, with reference to the concept of Gustav Warneck (1834–1910) of the connections between mission and culture. It introduces the read...
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TL;DR: The Qur'an's deep imprint on Arabophone Christians has been evident, not only in their evocation of qur'anic language, but also in their creative employm... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Since the early centuries of Islam, the Qur’an’s deep imprint on Arabophone Christians has been evident, not only in their evocation of qur’anic language, but also in their creative employm...
TL;DR: In this paper, the Coptic Communal Council, al-Majlis al-Milli, failed to run elections as scheduled in the midst of conflict with the clergy.
Abstract: In October 1949, the Coptic Communal Council, al-Majlis al-Millī, failed to run elections as scheduled in the midst of conflict with the clergy. The following April, the Egyptian government interve...
TL;DR: A survey of the missiology promoted in the writings of the Protestant missionary Karl Kumm during the first decades of the twentieth century can be found in this article, where Kumm was famous as a missionary explorer.
Abstract: This article surveys the missiology promoted in the writings of the Protestant missionary Karl Kumm during the first decades of the twentieth century. Kumm was famous as a missionary explorer. He w...
TL;DR: The authors examined a relatively little-known text, the Kitab al-ruhbān/Book of Monks, from the ninth-century Muslim moralist, Ibn Abi al-Dunyā.
Abstract: This article examines a relatively little-known text, the Kitāb al-ruhbān/Book of Monks, from the ninth-century Muslim moralist, Ibn Abī al-Dunyā. The topical range of Ibn Abī al-Dunyā’s ow...
TL;DR: This paper examined the different versions of the letter that have come down to us from the Musnad of al-Ḥārith b. Abī Usma and from a recension from al-Ṭabarānī's Al-muʿjam al-kabīr to reconstruct a critical edition.
Abstract: The letter to al-ʿAlāʾ b. al-Ḥaḍramī embodies a number of parallels to the covenants and to the Prophet Muḥammad's correspondence with the people of Yemen. This study examines the different versions of the letter that have come down to us from the Musnad of al-Ḥārith b. Abī Usāma and from a recension from al-Ṭabarānī's Al-muʿjam al-kabīr to reconstruct a critical edition. Having translated the critical edition and analysed its contents, the study then concludes that the letter is in all likelihood authentic and that it is, generally speaking, textually accurate. The implication of this is that the letter and the covenants represent mutual attestations of one another and that the religion of Islam was well-established, having attained a great level of maturity in the Prophet's lifetime.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how Shari'a is conceptualized and experienced by 50 Muslim legal professionals and leaders in Sydney and New York, and analyze qualitative data on issues concerning the experi...
Abstract: This article explores how Shari‘a is conceptualized and experienced by 50 Muslim legal professionals and leaders in Sydney and New York. It analyses qualitative data on issues concerning the experi...
TL;DR: This article read a volume of academic research whose title corresponds precisely to its contents, and this is undoubtedly true of Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Maki... and it is rare to read an academic research volume whose title correspond precisely to the contents of its contents.
Abstract: It is rare to read a volume of academic research whose title corresponds so precisely to its contents, but this is undoubtedly true of Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Maki...
TL;DR: This article explored the question "What is the Qurʾan?" from a spiritually integrative perspective, focusing attention on the importance of studying the spiritual dimension of scripture in the con...
Abstract: This article explores the question ‘What is the Qurʾan?’ from a spiritually integrative perspective, focusing attention on the importance of studying the spiritual dimension of scripture in the con...
TL;DR: In this paper, Hourani and al-Attar argued that Islam is not compatible with divine command theory, and they rehearsed some standard objections (namely the objectivit...
Abstract: In 1980, George F. Hourani and, more recently in 2010, Mariam al-Attar argued that Islam is not compatible with divine command theory. They rehearsed some standard objections (namely the objectivit...
TL;DR: Since the 1990s, a very small Muslim community in the Republic of Ireland has expanded rapidly and become increasingly diverse as mentioned in this paper, and for all that research has identified growing expressions of anti-Musl...
Abstract: Since the 1990s, a very small Muslim community in the Republic of Ireland has expanded rapidly and become increasingly diverse. For all that research has identified growing expressions of anti-Musl...
TL;DR: The authors applied simple programming to calculate the lexical overlap between translations and used the results in a preliminary discussion of possible influence of earlier on later translations, and compared the results with conclusions arrived at in previous research on the interrelationship between translations.
Abstract: The present article is primarily intended as a methodological contribution to Islamic Studies providing an example of how the power of computer-aided text analysis can benefit the field. The data consists of a set of 51 lexicons created out of translations of the Qur’an into English. The analysis applies simple programming to calculate the lexical overlap between translations and uses the results in a preliminary discussion of possible influence of earlier on later translations. The results are compared with conclusions arrived at in previous research on the interrelationship between translations and are also used to identify and suggest new areas for in-depth studies.
TL;DR: The authors examines the treatment by German courts, from the early 1970s to 2016, of requests made by Muslims to be exempted from school activities for religious reasons based on a quali...
Abstract: This article examines the treatment by German courts, from the early 1970s to 2016, of requests made by Muslims to be exempted from school activities for religious reasons. Based on a quali...
TL;DR: The presentation of nascent Islam in modern scholarship has been largely derived from Sunnī sources, whereas historical sources from the defeated minority as mentioned in this paper have been derived from the Shīʿa.
Abstract: Over the last 100 years, the presentation of nascent Islam in modern scholarship has been largely derived from Sunnī sources, whereas historical sources from the ‘defeated minority’ – the Shīʿa – h...
TL;DR: In Da'wa and Other Religions, Matthew Kuiper takes up a topic that appears to be rather neglected in scholarship on Islam and provides a detailed description of two lively examples of da'wa in the...
Abstract: In Da‘wa and Other Religions, Matthew Kuiper takes up a topic that appears to be rather neglected in scholarship on Islam and provides a detailed description of two lively examples of da‘wa in the ...
TL;DR: The authors investigates the narratives of people with Islamic backgrounds in the Netherlands and Britain who have moved out of Islam, rather than focusing primarily on "leaving faith" (i.e. a pre...
Abstract: This article investigates the narratives of people with Islamic backgrounds in the Netherlands and Britain who have moved out of Islam. Rather than focusing primarily on ‘leaving faith’ (i.e. a pre...