The Bible and the Quran: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition

John Kaltner, Younus Y. Mirza

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9780567666000

This work provides an overview of all the figures and groups who are mentioned in both the Bible and the Qur'an. Principal focus centres on the similarities and differences between the presentations of these characters in the two texts, with special emphasis placed on how they appear in the Islamic text.

Select Contents:

- Aaron/Harun

- Abraham/Ibrahim

- Angels

- Cain/Qabil and Abel/Habil

- Children of Israel/Banu Israil

- Christians

- Disciples/Hawariyyun

- Gabriel/Jibril

- Gog/Ya'juj and Magog/Ma'juj

- Jesus/Isa

- Jinn

- John/Yahya

- Lot/Lut

- Pharaoh/Fir'awn

- Satan/Shaytan

- Unbelievers