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This chapter extends on the importance of the Ibrahimic sacred Story to Islam, how it inherited (in part at least) the Story and adapted it to constitute a distinctive strand of the Ibrahimic tradition. The distinctiveness is especially around its use of the Story to undergird Islam’s foundational belief in the oneness of God and God’s universal love for those who submit, rather than those who belong to a particular race. The Story is also central to the Islamic practice of dhimmitude, respect for and incorporation of minority groups in early Islamic communities, a concept that underpinned Convivencia.
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The Isra’iliyat was a compilation of traditions taken from Jewish and Christian sources that overlapped with Islamic interests. The book covered Stories about the Prophets mentioned in both the Bible and the Qur’an and Stories about the Israelites relevant to Islam. Later Muslim scholars graded these traditions as true (if they were in accord with the revelation to Muhammad), false (if they were not in accord with the revelation to Muhammad) or as not known as to truth or falsity.
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Lovat, T., Crotty, R. (2015). The Heart of the Ibrahimic Story in Islam. In: Reconciling Islam, Christianity and Judaism. SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15548-7_6
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