Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise

This study extracts the main characteristics of the interfaith dialogue that had been carried out during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime from six models of interfaith dialogue during that time. The six models are based on engagements of the Prophet Muhammad in six different occasions, in both, Mecca...

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Main Authors: Ghazali, Alwani, Ahmad, Nadzrah, Mohd Khambali, Khadijah, Meftah, Jilani Touhami, Zumrah, Abdul Rahim, Ibrahim, Zamrie
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spelling iium-778552020-01-24T09:05:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/ Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise Ghazali, Alwani Ahmad, Nadzrah Mohd Khambali, Khadijah Meftah, Jilani Touhami Zumrah, Abdul Rahim Ibrahim, Zamrie BP135 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna BP170.8 Universality of Islam BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions This study extracts the main characteristics of the interfaith dialogue that had been carried out during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime from six models of interfaith dialogue during that time. The six models are based on engagements of the Prophet Muhammad in six different occasions, in both, Meccan and Medinan periods: dialogues with ‘Abd Allah ibn Salam, Najashi of Abyssinia, Christians of Najran, antagonistic Jews of Medina, Heraclius of Byzantine Empire and Khosrow of Sassanian Empire. Analysis of this study has employed the historical hermeneutics of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) to unveil the underlying contexts of the six Prophetic interfaith dialogue models. On the other hand, the derivation of the Prophetic interfaith dialogue characteristics is based on observation of the salient features applied in all the models of Prophetic interfaith dialogue. The study concludes that all the Prophetic interfaith dialogue was carried out in the spirit that dialogue is a form of daʻwah. Among the characteristics of this Prophetic interfaith dialogue models, ‘principle-centred’ is the most consistent. Other characteristics are clarity and precision, openness and respect, confidence and non-arrogance, non-evasion and peaceful co-existence. University of Malaya 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/1/21509-109-46258-2-10-20191231.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/7/77855_Characteristics%20of%20the%20prophetic%20interfaith_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/8/77855_Characteristics%20of%20the%20prophetic%20interfaith_wos.pdf Ghazali, Alwani and Ahmad, Nadzrah and Mohd Khambali, Khadijah and Meftah, Jilani Touhami and Zumrah, Abdul Rahim and Ibrahim, Zamrie (2019) Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise. Afkar, 21 (2). pp. 75-102. ISSN 1511-8819 E-ISSN 2550-1755 https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/afkar/article/view/21509 10.22452/afkar.vol21no2.3
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topic BP135 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna
BP170.8 Universality of Islam
BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
spellingShingle BP135 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna
BP170.8 Universality of Islam
BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
Ghazali, Alwani
Ahmad, Nadzrah
Mohd Khambali, Khadijah
Meftah, Jilani Touhami
Zumrah, Abdul Rahim
Ibrahim, Zamrie
Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
description This study extracts the main characteristics of the interfaith dialogue that had been carried out during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime from six models of interfaith dialogue during that time. The six models are based on engagements of the Prophet Muhammad in six different occasions, in both, Meccan and Medinan periods: dialogues with ‘Abd Allah ibn Salam, Najashi of Abyssinia, Christians of Najran, antagonistic Jews of Medina, Heraclius of Byzantine Empire and Khosrow of Sassanian Empire. Analysis of this study has employed the historical hermeneutics of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) to unveil the underlying contexts of the six Prophetic interfaith dialogue models. On the other hand, the derivation of the Prophetic interfaith dialogue characteristics is based on observation of the salient features applied in all the models of Prophetic interfaith dialogue. The study concludes that all the Prophetic interfaith dialogue was carried out in the spirit that dialogue is a form of daʻwah. Among the characteristics of this Prophetic interfaith dialogue models, ‘principle-centred’ is the most consistent. Other characteristics are clarity and precision, openness and respect, confidence and non-arrogance, non-evasion and peaceful co-existence.
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author Ghazali, Alwani
Ahmad, Nadzrah
Mohd Khambali, Khadijah
Meftah, Jilani Touhami
Zumrah, Abdul Rahim
Ibrahim, Zamrie
author_facet Ghazali, Alwani
Ahmad, Nadzrah
Mohd Khambali, Khadijah
Meftah, Jilani Touhami
Zumrah, Abdul Rahim
Ibrahim, Zamrie
author_sort Ghazali, Alwani
title Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
title_short Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
title_full Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
title_fullStr Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
title_sort characteristics of the prophetic interfaith dialogue: foundation for contemporary interfaith dialogue enterprise
publisher University of Malaya
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/1/21509-109-46258-2-10-20191231.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/7/77855_Characteristics%20of%20the%20prophetic%20interfaith_scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/77855/8/77855_Characteristics%20of%20the%20prophetic%20interfaith_wos.pdf
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