Ishmael as Abraham's Sacrifice: Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathīr on the Intended Victim

This article examines how Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathīr shift the Islamic exegetical tradition towards accepting Ishmael as Abraham's intended sacrifice. Earlier exegetes, such as al-Ṭabarī, maintained that Isaac was the intended sacrifice through a philological analysis of the qur'anic text...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:  
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Mirza, Younus Y. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
Vérifier la disponibilité: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
En cours de chargement...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publié: Taylor & Francis [2013]
Dans: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 2013, Volume: 24, Numéro: 3, Pages: 277-298
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
HA Bible
Sujets non-standardisés:B Abraham
B Ibn Taymiyya
B Ibn Kathīr
B Ishmael
B Isrāʾīliyyāt
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
Description
Résumé:This article examines how Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathīr shift the Islamic exegetical tradition towards accepting Ishmael as Abraham's intended sacrifice. Earlier exegetes, such as al-Ṭabarī, maintained that Isaac was the intended sacrifice through a philological analysis of the qur'anic text. Contrary to expectations, Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathīr do not only use Prophetic reports (Hadith) to make their case but also employ biblical and philological arguments. The modern dominance of Ibn Taymiyya's qur'anic hermeneutic and the popularity of Ibn Kathīr's qur'anic exegesis have influenced Islamic orthodoxy to hold that Ishmael was the sacrificial son and to be more skeptical of biblical sources.
ISSN:1469-9311
Contient:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2013.786339