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Tag Archives: Muhammad
Peace in the Qur’an
In his latest book on Muhammad, Juan Cole, Professor of History at Michigan University in Ann Arbor, has suggested interesting theories about the overall peaceful intent of the Qur’an. In times of intensified Islamophobia not only in the US his … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Islam
Tagged Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Juan Cole, Judaism, Muhammad, Qur'an, Sasanian Empire
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Ascension Day
The gorgeous glas window in Tromø’s Arctic Cathedral displays actually the Return of Jesus, not Ascension Day. I had visited the church for the first time, shortly after my arrival in the Arctic, on Ascension Day 2007 when several newborns … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Norway, Uncategorized
Tagged Arctic Cathedral, Ascension Day, Muhammad, Night Journey, Tromsø
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Qur’an in Context
The above picture from a famous 14th century manuscript, celebrated as one of al-Biruni’s (d. 1048) major works, shows two determined riders approaching a watchtower with a fearful looking guard. One rider has mounted a camel while the other is … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Uncategorized
Tagged Abdelmajid Charfi, Angelika Neuwirth, AsmaHilali, Aziz A-Azmeh, Christian Julien Robin, Claude Gilliot, Corpus Coranicum, David Kiltz, Dominique Cerbelaud, Emran El-Badawi, Francois Deroche, Francois-Xavier Pons, Frederic Imbert, Gabriel Said Reynolds, Gérard Mordillat, Guillaume Dye, Guy Stroumsa, Hichem Djait, Holger Zellentin, Jacqueline Chabbi, Jérôme Prieur, Jesus, Mehdi Azaiez, Michael Marx, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Muhammad, Patricia Crone, Qur'an, Shawkat M. Toorawa, Suleiman Ali Mourad, Sydney H. Griffith, Yousef Kouriyhe
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A Rhetorical Triumph
Angelika Neuwirth has presented a monumental analysis of the Holy Qur’an [1] which provides a number of convincing arguments that the scripture must not be regarded as fait accompli but had rather developed as a liturgical text during permanent and critical, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Book Review, Islam
Tagged Ahmad Milad Karimi, Angelika Neuwirth, Christianity, congregation, Corpus Coranicum, Europe, Hartmut Bobzin, Holy Bible, Holy Qur'an, Judaism, Karl-Heinz Ohlig, Koran, Madinah, Makkha, Markus Gross, Muhammad, Navid Kermani, Tanakh, Tilman Nagel
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