Investigating Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq’s Methodology in the Study of Christian Doctrine of Trinity Based on His al-Radd ‘Alā al-Tathlīth (The Response to Trinity)
This paper seeks to investigate the methodology of Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq, the classical Muslim scholar, in the study of Christian doctrine of trinitywith special reference to his master piece al-Radd ‘Alā al-Tathlīth: Al-Juz’ al-Awwal Min Kitāb al-Radd ‘Alā al-Thalāth Firaq Min al-Naṣārā (The Responset...
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| Language: | English |
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2021
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Intellectual discourse
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-148 |
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| Summary: | This paper seeks to investigate the methodology of Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq, the classical Muslim scholar, in the study of Christian doctrine of trinitywith special reference to his master piece al-Radd ‘Alā al-Tathlīth: Al-Juz’ al-Awwal Min Kitāb al-Radd ‘Alā al-Thalāth Firaq Min al-Naṣārā (The Responseto Trinity: The First Part from the Book in Response to the three Christian Sects).The aim of this research is to investigate al-Warrāq’s polemical discourseconsisting of arguments, disputes and refutation, while responding to the claimsof three Christian sects, Malkiyyah (Melkites), Nasṭūriyyah (Nestorians)and Yaʿqūbiyyah (Jacobites) in relation to the concept of trinity. The significanceof this research stands on its suggesting of new insights for young scholars andstudents of comparative religion in dealing with Christian doctrine of trinity,as addressed by the content of al-Warrāq’s original script. This study startswith an introduction, which is followed by a discussion on: (1) Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq’s brief chronology, (2) his selected work(s) on the study of religion,and (3) his methodology in the study of Christian doctrine of trinity throughselected statements from his original work. Descriptive and analytical methodsare employed in the entire research. This study concludes that Abū ‘Īsā al-Warrāq’s methodology, which is of a polemical-critical-refutative naturebased on pure human reasoning, is relevant to the contemporary scholarshipof comparative religion, through which sound responses can be provided toissues related to God, cosmology, man, eschatology, ethics, rights, freedom,tolerance, leadership, etc. |
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| ISSN: | 2289-5639 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Intellectual discourse
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