The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5)

Depending upon the diametrically opposed views of interpreting the sacred text, religion, an increasingly more vital and shaping force in both personal and public life, can either promote global peace or pervasive conflict. Therefore, peace among nations cannot be achieved without peace among religi...

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Main Author:	Bakour Mohamad, Bachar
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
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spelling	iium-742772019-09-23T01:58:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74277/ The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5) Bakour Mohamad, Bachar BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions Depending upon the diametrically opposed views of interpreting the sacred text, religion, an increasingly more vital and shaping force in both personal and public life, can either promote global peace or pervasive conflict. Therefore, peace among nations cannot be achieved without peace among religions. The Sword-verse (5) of chapter (9) is assumed to have abrogated numerous verses advocating peaceful coexistence and religious freedom. Accordingly, Muslim extremist discourse takes this verse as basic foundation in dealing with peoples of other faiths. Since awareness of the context is of prime importance, this paper explores how the verse is understood through an analysis of its historical circumstance and linguistic setting and seen in relationship to other verses of religious freedom and dialogue. The paper concludes that the above verse, when appropriately read within its circumstantial boundaries, never condones coercive conversion or endorses militancy. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74277/1/ilovepdf_merged.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74277/7/74277%20abstract.pdf Bakour Mohamad, Bachar (2019) The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5). In: International Conference on Civilizational Dialogue (IConCiDi) 2019, 15th-16th August 2019, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) https://umconference.um.edu.my/IConCiDi2019=fd2c5e4680d9a01dba3aada5ece22270
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description	Depending upon the diametrically opposed views of interpreting the sacred text, religion, an increasingly more vital and shaping force in both personal and public life, can either promote global peace or pervasive conflict. Therefore, peace among nations cannot be achieved without peace among religions. The Sword-verse (5) of chapter (9) is assumed to have abrogated numerous verses advocating peaceful coexistence and religious freedom. Accordingly, Muslim extremist discourse takes this verse as basic foundation in dealing with peoples of other faiths. Since awareness of the context is of prime importance, this paper explores how the verse is understood through an analysis of its historical circumstance and linguistic setting and seen in relationship to other verses of religious freedom and dialogue. The paper concludes that the above verse, when appropriately read within its circumstantial boundaries, never condones coercive conversion or endorses militancy.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Bakour Mohamad, Bachar
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title	The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5)
title_short	The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5)
title_full	The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5)
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The context theory in support of interfaith dialogue: the case of the verse (Q 9.5)

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