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People of the Book: What the Religions Named in the Qur'an Can Tell Us About the Earliest Understanding of "Islam"

People of the Book: What the Religions Named in the Qur'an Can Tell Us About the Earliest Understanding of "Islam"

Naziri, Micah
Ben David, Mikhah

Paperback

Islam

ISBN10: 1980292183
ISBN13: 9781980292180
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 6 2018
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This study will look at the sects named in the Qur'ān to demonstrate that what the Muslim holy book describes as Islam, a verbal activity which - along with the higher grade of faith (īmān) - is a general action engaged in by existing religious communities to which the Qur'ān was orated, rather than being set forth as a new religion. A major problem in unpacking what the Qur'ān means by Islam, in the relatively few times that it is mentioned, is that this general term for obedience or submission to God, was not used in relation to any one specific community in the passages where it appears. One way to decipher its meaning then, is to take a critical and contextual look at those historical groups named in the Qur'ānic audience. This study, therefore, endeavors to understand more about the activity of Muhammad ibn Abd'ullāh (ca. 570/571 - 632 CE), and the meaning of Islam, by reviewing the historical sources on the religious groups specifically named in the Qur'ān, in order to establish the context of the Qur'ān, and thereby more appropriately elucidate its intended meaning to its original audience.

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