The west and Islam : three positive views

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In an age which is witnessing calls for dialogue and understanding among the world's religious communities, the three Western views of Islam which are dealt with in this paper become very relevant.

Henry Stubbe, Thomas Carlyle and Alexander Russell Webb ,each in his own way, attempted to take an objective positive attitude to Islam based on a better understanding of the principles of Islam and the character of the Prophet Muhammad.

Stubbe and webb are two virtually unknown persons.

and their works on Islam have not been recognized by scholarly circles, much less by the public.

Carlyle's essay on the Prohet, its author's fame notwithstanding, has not been circulated and discussed nearly as much as his other works' This paper attempts to analyze the three authors' views of Islam, in light of the backgrounds which produced these views