Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

by Busse, Heribert; Brown, Allison

• ISBN13: 9781558761438
• ISBN10: 1558761438
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Pub

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
The Religious Context on the Arabian Peninsula at the Time of Muhammad	9	(20)
Political and Religious Background	9	(5)
Trading Activities of Meccan Merchants; Ethiopia	14	(4)
Relationship to the Jews	18	(2)
The Meccan Sanctuary	20	(4)
The Hanifs	24	(2)
Muhammad's Sources	26	(3)
The People of the Book (ahl al-kitab)	29	(34)
Unity and Diversity in Their Religion	29	(7)
Jews and Christians	36	(6)
The Transgressions of the Jews	42	(7)
Muhammad's Assessment of the Christians	49	(6)
Severance with the People of the Book	55	(4)
The Religion of Abraham	59	(4)
Narratives from the Old Testament	63	(50)
An Overview	63	(2)
The Creation, Paradise, and the Fall	65	(3)
Cain and Abel	68	(2)
The Flood and Other Divine Judgements	70	(8)
Abraham (Ibrahim)	78	(10)
Joseph (Yusuf)	88	(5)
Moses (Musa) and the Israelites	93	(11)
The Kings of the Israelites	104	(6)
The End of the Israelites	110	(3)
Narratives from the New Testament	113	(26)
An Overview	113	(2)
Jesus (Isa) in the Salvation History	115	(6)
Jesus Saves His Mother (sura 19:1-33)	121	(4)
The Rejection of Jesus and the Falsification of God's Word; Gethsemane and the Last Supper	125	(3)
Jesus' Sermon	128	(4)
The Crucifixion (sura 4: 156-157)	132	(7)
The Present-Day Situation and Its Foundation in History	139	(36)
Introductory Comments	139	(2)
The Conquests; Muslims and non-Muslims	141	(3)
The Situation of Jews and Christians in the Islamic State	144	(9)
Islam in Europe; Islamic Missionization	153	(4)
Dialogue instead of Missionization	157	(8)
Conditions for a Dialogue and Its Subject Matter	165	(10)
Notes	175	(20)
Index of Proper Names	195	(8)
Index of Koran Verses	203