Exploring ʿIrfān ʿAbdulḤamīd Fattāḥ’s methodology in the study of Judaism and Christianity

Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Exploring ʿIrfān ʿAbdulḤamīd Fattāḥ’s methodology in the study of Judaism and Christianity. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (1). pp. 73-86. E-ISSN 2600-8432

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Abstract

This paper seeks to explore the methodology used by ʿIrfān ʿAbdulḤamīd Fattāḥ, a contemporary Muslim scholar and thinker, in the study of Judaism and Christianity in the light of his two masterpieces on the historical development and major teachings of these religions. The goal of this research is to study Fattāḥ‘s original works. Its significance lays in extracting the most important methods deployed by him in the study of these two religions. The descriptive and analytical methods are used through the entire work. The emphasis of discussion is on: (1) Fattāḥ‘s brief chronology; (2) factors behind Fattāḥ‘s objective of writing on Judaism and Christianity; and (3) Fattāḥ‘s methodology. The findings of this research expand the existing literature on comparative religion with the insights of the original works of Fattāḥ on Judaism and Christianity. The contemporary young scholars, who involve themselves in inter-religious studies will benefit from this work remarkably.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ʿIrfān ʿAbdulḤamīd Fattāḥ, Judaism, Christianity, objective method, descriptive method.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BM Judaism B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP70 Biography > BP80 Other individual, A-Z B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion
Depositing User:	DR FATMIR SHEHU
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2022 11:13
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2022 11:13
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/100049

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