Jews and the Qur'an

Meir M. Bar-Asher, Mustafa Akyol, Ethan Rundell

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English

Princeton University Press
01 April 2022

Religion & beliefs; Islam; The Koran; Islamic theology; Judaism: theology; Sacred texts

A compelling book that casts the Qur'anic encounter with Jews in an entirely new light.

In this panoramic and multifaceted book, Meir Bar-Asher examines how Jews and Judaism are depicted in the Qur'an and later Islamic literature, providing needed context to those passages critical of Jews that are most often invoked to divide Muslims and Jews or to promote Islamophobia. He traces the Qur'anic origins of the protection of Jews and other minorities living under the rule of Islam, and shows how attitudes toward Jews in Shi'i Islam are substantially different from those in Sunni Islam. Bar-Asher sheds light on the extraordinary contribution of Jewish tradition to the Muslim exegesis of the Qur'an, and draws important parallels between Jewish religious law, or halakha, and shari'a law.

An illuminating work on a topic of vital relevance today, Jews and the Qur'an offers a nuanced understanding of Islam's engagement with Judaism in the time of Muhammad and his followers, and serves as a needed corrective to common misperceptions about Islam.

By: Meir M. Bar-Asher
Foreword by: Mustafa Akyol
Translated by: Ethan Rundell
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691211350
ISBN 10: 0691211353
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Meir M. Bar-Asher is the Max Schloessinger Professor of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include Scripture and Exegesis in Early Imami Shiism and The Nusayri-'Alawi Religion: An Enquiry into Its Theology and Liturgy. He lives in Jerusalem.