Lesson Objectives

Understand how to study the Qur'an as an historical text

Appreciate some of the key Biblical figures and structures of Islam

Appreciate the Jewish scriptures of Islam

Understand the concept of justified war in the Noble Qur'an

Understand the Islamic concept of peace in the Noble Qur'an

Understand the concept of tolerance (tasamuh) in the Noble Qur'an

Key Prophets & Key Terms

Moses

Aaron

Joshua

David

Solomon

Elijah

The Ark of the Covenant

The Jewish Temple

Fi Sabililah (cf. Just War)

Tasamuh (cf. tolerance)

The Qur'an as Text (review)

Qur'anic Hermeneutics

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The Qur'an as Text

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Al Fatiha

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