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The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam
Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Paperback. Series: I.I.S. Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be a glorious heritage for mankind. No other society has such a record of success in uniting, in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavor, so many and so various races of humanity. (Whither Islam?) Such scholarly objectivity towards the tolerance which has historically characterized the Islamic tradition as a whole is in short supply these days. Through an insidious symbiosis of ... Read more
In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be a glorious heritage for mankind. No other society has such a record of success in uniting, in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavor, so many and so various races of humanity. (Whither Islam?) Such scholarly objectivity towards the tolerance which has historically characterized the Islamic tradition as a whole is in short supply these days. Through an insidious symbiosis of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
I.I.S. Occasional Papers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780761312
SKU
V9781780761312
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About Reza Shah-Kazemi
Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi is Managing Editor of Encyclopaedia Islamica and Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. He is the author of several books in the fields of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion. His publications include Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam 'Ali (London, 2006), Paths to Transcendence: According to Shankara, Ibn 'Arabi and Meister Eckhart ... Read more
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