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...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2013]
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| In: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2013, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 277-298 |
| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Abraham
B Ibn Taymiyya B Ibn Kathīr B Ishmael B Isrāʾīliyyāt |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2013.786339 |