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Allah : God in the Qur'an
- Title
- Allah : God in the Qur'an / Gabriel Said Reynolds.
- Author
- Reynolds, Gabriel Said
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
- © 2020
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Details
- Description
- x, 327 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- The central figure of the Qur'an is not Muhammad but Allah. The Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture, is marked above all by its call to worship Allah, and Allah alone. Yet who is the God of the Qur'an? What distinguishes the qur'anic presentation of God from that of the Bible? In this illuminating study, Gabriel Said Reynolds depicts a god of both mercy and vengeance, one who transcends simple classification. He is personal and mysterious; no limits can be placed on his mercy. Remarkably, the Qur'an is open to God's salvation of both sinners and unbelievers. At the same time, Allah can lead humans astray, so all are called to a disposition of piety and fear. Allah, in other words, is a dynamic and personal God. This eye-opening book provides a unique portrait of the God of the Qur'an. -- Publisher.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-300) and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction: God of mercy and vengeance -- Part I: Allah and his book -- Part II: Mercy -- Part III: Vengeance -- Part IV: A personal God -- Epilogue: the Qurʼan on peaceful coexistence.
- Call Number
- JFD 20-3390
- ISBN
- 9780300246582
- 0300246587
- LCCN
- 2019947014
- OCLC
- 1140126406
- Author
- Reynolds, Gabriel Said, author.
- Title
- Allah : God in the Qur'an / Gabriel Said Reynolds.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
- Copyright Date
- © 2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-300) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-3390