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Quss Ibn Sa’ida al-Iyadi (6th–7th cent. A.D.), Bishop of Najran: An Arabic and Islamic Cultural Hero [PDF]
The article deals with the half-legendary Quss Ibn Sa’ida from an ancient North Arab tribe Iyad, who is believed to have been a bishop of the Yemeni city of Najran and a monk (anachorete).
Dziekan, Marek M.
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Trajectories in the Development of Islamic Theological Thought: the Synthesis of Kalam [PDF]
The field of Islamic theology (kalam) is not merely a receptacle for the presentation of the creedal statements and doctrinal catechisms of Islam; it derives its raison d’être not only from the articulation and elucidation of the doctrines of faith, but ...
Shah, Mustafa
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This article will use a range of sources to show traces of continuity or breakdown among the Islamic population of Toledo from Andalusi to Mudejar times.
Ana ECHEVARRÍA ARSUAGA
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This contribution discusses Ralph Lee’s volume Symbolic Interpretations in Ethiopic and Early Syriac Literature, in particular his proposal about what were the channels of cultural transmission between Syriac and Ethiopic Christian literatures which ...
Alberto
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The History of the Idea of a Literal Connection between the Words “Ahmad” and “Paraclete” in the Qur’an and the Gospel of John [PDF]
In recent years, some people, comparing the word “Ahmad” in a Quranic verse speaking of Jesus’ prophecy about Prophet Muhammad (Qur'an 61:6) with the word “Paraclete” in the Gospel of John (14:26, etc.), have tried to make a connection between them. They
Seyyed Saeed Reza Montazery +1 more
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Arabic, vector of the Quranic revelation, imposed itself as the canonic language of Islam in Eastern Africa. For centuries, Arabic remained the attribute of the members of the Arabic-speaking elite, acting as traders in the Oceanic networks and as ...
Jean-Claude Penrad
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Macarius of the Sinai (a portrait of a melkite intellectual of the 13th century) [PDF]
Macarius, Archbishop of Mount Sinai (13th century), is one of the little-known Arabic-speaking Orthodox authors. Only one of his full-fl edged works has survived, On Fasting during Cheesefare Week.
Oleg Davydenkov
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From the poetic heritage of Sulayman, bishop of Gaza (10th–11th cent.) [PDF]
The publication presents a commented interlinear and literary translation of two qasidas (poems) from the Divan (collection) of the first known Arab Christian poet – Sulayman al-Ghazzi, bishop of Gaza in Palestine (Xth-XIth cent.). His poetic work is the
Sofia Melikyan, Anastasia Edelshtain
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Pseudo-Aristotle’s Risalat al-Tuffaha: Its History and Critical Edition with Remarks on its Possible Authorship and an Overview of its Contents [PDF]
This article examines Pseudo-Aristotle’s Risālat al-Tuffāḥa or Kitāb al-Tuffāḥa (Lat. Liber de Pomo, Eng. The Book of the Apple) in terms of its history, possible authorship, and manuscripts, presents an overview of its contents and includes a critical ...
Muhammed Burak Bakır
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The prayer for the Caliph al-Ma’mun by Theodore Abu Qurra, bishop of Harran [PDF]
This is a translation of a prayer for the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma’mun (813–833), attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra, Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830) and composed in rhymed prose (saj‘).
Anastasia Salimovskaya
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