Jesus and the holy spirit in the writings of Nūr al-Din al-Raniri
In the 17th century Nūr al-Din al-Raniri was one of the most prominent scholars of the Sultanate of Aceh (now a province of the Indonesian Republic). In a book on Islamic law he commented critically on Hindus, Jews and Christians. In other works he contributed more positively to the Muslim debate on...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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[1990]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1990, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-207 |
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Summary: | In the 17th century Nūr al-Din al-Raniri was one of the most prominent scholars of the Sultanate of Aceh (now a province of the Indonesian Republic). In a book on Islamic law he commented critically on Hindus, Jews and Christians. In other works he contributed more positively to the Muslim debate on the significance of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Al-Raniri sometimes deviates from the mainstream of Muslim scholarship, especially in stating his theory of the Spirit as a mediate and independent substance between God and man. Thus, he can hardly be accepted as representing orthodox Muslim thought. |
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ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596419008720934 |