AN ISLAMIC UNDERSTANDING OF JESUS: A DIALOGICAL APPROACH
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2019
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FACULTY OF THEOLOGY GOSPEL & PLOUGH INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCES ALLAHABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
Abstract
This work is basically to understand the genuine attributes of Jesus found in Qur‟an, hadith and from other Islamic literature. The problem is since there are similarities and differences between Jesus in Islam and Jesus in Christianity the confusion has taken place to accept the right attributes of Jesus for both the communities. In order to eliminate the differences in understanding Jesus between Muslims and Christians, this task of writing has been taken up.
The major objective of this study is to find the common attributes of Jesus that are found in Qur‟an, hadith, Muslim stories, and Sufi sayings in order to discuss with Muslims through the means of dialogue to clarify their misunderstandings and build a cordial relationship between these two communities. In order to get the authentic attributes of Jesus, the researcher has done the exegesis on few titles of Jesus from the Qur‟an to find out the common ground for dialogue to discuss on few complicated issues such as Jesus as divine along with the common attribute of humanity. The method of research is historical critical, exegetical and dialogical approach applied to discover the common attributes of Jesus to be discussed by both the communities. The findings of the research for Muslim Christian dialogue are:
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The understanding of Jesus in Islam as the Word of God, Messiah, and prophet is well understood and it is very similar as it is believed to have from Abrahamic origin. But there are some understanding of Jesus in Islam is differs to Christianity. Therefore, the researcher finds inter-faith dialogue is very essential and important.
Dialogical approach significantly improves one‟s own understanding of the "other". While one can learn a significant amount about another religion from books, talking to people who practice that religion about what others believe, what others do and how others feel about it transforms one‟s knowledge and more importantly the understanding.
Further investigation is necessary about Jesus as God in the writings of Ibn Kathir‟s, book Stories of the Prophets.
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