Qur'anic Covenants Reconsidered: mīthāq and ʿahd in Polemical Context

This article examines the Qur'an's use of 'covenant' (Arabic ʿahd and mīthāq). Recent scholarly attention to covenants in the Qur'an has hitherto largely hinged on modern questions of inclusivism, pluralism, or notions of Islamic salvation history. Most studies have focused...

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Main Author: O'Connor, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
Further subjects:B Prophetology
B Covenant
B Late Antiquity
B Qur'an
B Eschatology
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