ابتكارات علماء المسلمين في علم مقارنة الأديان في التراث الإسلامي : الأسبقية، وضوح الرؤية، و الموضوعة

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Scholars from among the Muslims consider authorship in the field of comparative religion to be part of the Islamic sciences, and they were the first of those to write about it.This research paper aims to explore the types and patterns of innovation that the Muslim scholars have achieved through the presentation of their thoughts on the science of comparative religion.

The parameters of the research have been set to be within that of Islamic heritage; while avoiding the innovations by Muslims in the field of comparative religion that are the fruit of contemporary Islamic thought The paper will focus on Al-Ash‘ari, Ash-Shahrastani, Al-Baghdaadi, Ibn Hazm, AlBiruni and Al-Amiri.

The researcher has adopted an inductive and analytical approach in achieving the goals of the research paper.

By virtue of the inductive methodology, the researcher will examine the historical and scientific facts that would distinguish the innovations from that of others.

Similarly, on account of the analytical methodology, the researcher will study and collate the various differences between the features of the innovations and their issues in the field of religious studies.

One of the most important findings of the research is that Islamic heritage has taken into account the methodological and scientific enrichments in the authorship of comparative religion, such as that of precedence in writing, and the quality and originality of the methodology adopted in a study, not to mention the objectivity in all of that.