Title Tolerance and coercion in Islam : interfaith relations in the Muslim tradition / Yohanan Friedmann

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) Series Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization. Contents Religious diversity and hierarchy of religions --- Classification of unbelievers --- Is there no compulsion in religion? --- Apostasy --- Interfaith marriages --- Concluding observations Summary 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. -- Publisher description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-214) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Religious tolerance -- Islam. Liberty of conscience (Islam) Apostasy -- Islam. Islam -- Relations. Minorities (Islamic law) RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology. Apostasy -- Islam Interfaith relations Islam Liberty of conscience (Islam) Minorities (Islamic law) Religious tolerance -- Islam Islam Interreligiöser Dialog Religiöse Toleranz Form Electronic book ISBN 051106263X 9780511062636 0511056303 9780511056307 9780511326431 0511326432 9780521827034 0521827035 0511121482 9780511121487 9780511497568 0511497563 1280161485 9781280161483

Other Titles Interfaith relations in the Muslim tradition

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