Christian-Jewish-Muslim relations- confrontation or appreciation?
ALTHOUGH it is a term much used in today’s world, “Christian-Jewish- Muslim relations” remains a process in urgent need of theological reflection. The contemporary discussions of the three Abrahamic faiths and interfaith relations in today’s Europe tend to be mainly focused on compromise and assimilation. As a result, the dialogue can become contentious, since Muslims perceive Islam as a way of life.1 Shari’ah is deemed the ultimate authority for Muslims. Shari’ah regulates Muslims’ relations with Allah, Muslim-Muslim relations and Muslim- non-Muslim relations. In other words, relations between a Muslim and the entire universe around him/her are regulated by Shari’ah, the foremost sources of which are the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
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Ali Selim
is resident theologian at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh and lectures in Arabic at TCD’s Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies.