The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam:
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Main Author: Shah-Kazemi, Reza (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London I.B. Tauris 2012
Series:I.I.S. Occasional Papers
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Item Description:Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1. A Glance at the Historical Record; The Ottomans; The Mughals; The Fatimids; The Umayyads of Cordoba; Dhimmīs: 'Protected Minorities'; Part 2. The Spirit of Tolerance; Tolerance and Revealed Knowledge; Confirmation and Protection; Plurality of Faiths; Healthy Competition; Inevitability of Difference; The Prophetic Paradigm: Compassionate Forbearance; Epilogue; Notes; Select Bibliography
In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: "The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be a glorious heritage for mankind. No other society has such a record of success in uniting, in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavor, so many and so various races of humanity." (Whither Islam?). Such scholarly objectivity towards the tolerance which has historically characterized the Islamic tradition as a whole is in short supply these days. Through an in
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ISBN:0857721461
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