Muslim-Jewish polemics

Camilla Adang, Sabine Schmidtke

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Abstract

The Muslim polemic against Judaism and its adherents is a phenomenon as old as Islam, and the Qurʾān was its very first source. Its sūras, especially the ones from the period of Muḥammad’s preaching in Medina (622–632 CE), proffer the following arguments, among others: unlike the Christians, the Jews are hostile to the Prophet and the Muslims; the cumbersome Jewish laws, especially the dietary laws, were a punishment from God for the Jews’ disobedience, but are now lifted by the new dispensation; the Jews are too attached to earthly life; and their excessive reverence for their leaders, the rabbis,...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMuslim Perceptions and Receptions of the Bible
Subtitle of host publicationTexts and Studies
EditorsCamilla Adang, Sabine Schmidtke
Place of PublicationAtlanta, Georgia
Pages39-47
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameResources in Arabic and Islamic studies
Volume11

RAMBI publications

  • rambi
  • Islam -- Relations -- Judaism -- History
  • Judaism -- Relations -- Islam -- History
  • Polemics -- History
  • Religious disputations -- History

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