Images of Jesus Christ in Islam 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Images of Jesus Christ in Islam 2nd Edition?provides a general introduction to the question of Jesus Christ in Islam and a dialogical discussion of this issues' importance for Christian-Muslim relations. Its originality lies in its comprehensive presentation of relevant sources and research and its discussion of Islamic images of Christ in the wider context of Muslim-Christian relations.
Oddbj?rn Leirvik provides a comprehensive introduction to a breadth of Muslim traditions through an examination of interpretations of Jesus throughout history, whilst also examining historic tensions between Islam and Christianity. This book's distinctive contribution lies in its dialogical perspective?in the perennial area of interest?of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations.

Preface1 Introduction A sensitive question The status of Christology in Christian-Muslim dialogue Bibliographical introduction Methodological considerations2. Christ in the Qur'an and in Hadith Christ in the Qur'an Jesus in Hadith The understanding of 'gospel' (injil) Muhammad and Jesus in Hadith and legend 3. Jesus in Muslim legend and Qur'anic exegesis Jesus in Muslim legend and storytelling I Classical exegesis of the Qur'an (tafsir)4. Jesus in Shi'ite tradition Jewish in Shi'ite Hadith and Tafsir The brethren of purity The significance of suffering5. Jesus in Sufism Various representations of Jesus in Sufism Summarising central features of Sufi images of Jesus The mystical perfection: Muhammad 6. Encounters and confrontations: dialogue, apologetics, polemics The role of Christ in early intra-Muslim polemics Christian apologetics under Muslim rule Muslim polemics, directed towards submitted Christians Muslim polemical refutations and sympathetic reinterpretations in the medieval era Christian polemics against Islam in the medieval erlÃ"