Islam as the inborn religion of mankind: the concept of fiṭra in the works of Ibn Ḥazm
This article deals with the views of Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064) on the concept of fiṭra, which occurs in the Koran (Sura 30:30) and in a number of exegetical traditions. Ibn Ḥazm takes these texts to mean that literally everyone is born as a Muslim, including polytheists and other unbelievers...
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| Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2000-12-01
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| Series: | Al-Qantara : Revista de Estudios Arabes |
| Online Access: | http://al-qantara.revistas.csic.es/index.php/al-qantara/article/view/435 |