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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      10 August 2009
      27 May 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511497568
      9780521827034
      9780521026994
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497568
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.535kg, 248 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.385kg, 248 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
      Subjects:
      Islam, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Religion, Middle East History
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    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
    Subjects:
    Islam, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Religion, Middle East History
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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.

    Reviews

    ‘… 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.‘

    Source: 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.‘

    Source: The New Delhi Book Review

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