Al-Radd al-jamil : a fitting refutation of the divinity of Jesus /
attributed to Abu Hamid al-Ghazali ; edited by Mark Beaumont Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth.
- 207 pages : 24cm.
- History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v. 28. .
- History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v.28. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.
Al-Radd al-jamil' attributed to al-Ghazali (d. 1111) is the most extensive and detailed refutation of the divinity of Jesus by a Muslim author in the classical period of Islam. Since the discovery of the manuscript in the 1930's scholars have debated whether the great Muslim theologian al-Ghazali was really the author. This is a new critical edition of the Arabic text and the first complete English translation. The introduction situates this work in the history of Muslim anti-Christian polemical writing. Mark Beaumont and Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth argue that this refutation comes from an admirer of al-Ghazali who sought to advance some of his key ideas for an Egyptian audience.
English and Arabic.
9789004321533 RM498.16
Jesus Christ--Islamic interpretations--Early works to 1800.
Bible.--New Testament--Islamic interpretations--Early works to 1800.
Prophecy--Early works to 1800. Islam--Relations--Christianity--Early works to 1800.