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Book/Printed Material Demonstration of the Truth.

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Title

  • Demonstration of the Truth.

Summary

  • Izhar al-Haqq (Demonstration of the truth) is a work of Islamic apologetics that broke new ground in the Muslim approach to the Bible and to Christian doctrine. Written by Indian scholar Rahmatullah al-Dihlawi (circa 1817-91), it received the approbation of the Ottoman sultan, Abdülaziz (reigned 1861-76). It was printed in 1867 at the imperial press in Istanbul for distribution among Arabic-speaking Muslims. Rahmatullah based his innovative approach on analysis of European Protestant historical or higher criticism, i.e., on reinterpretations and reformulations of biblical historiography made by European theologians themselves. This was a major departure from the customary defense of Islam made by reference predominantly to Muslim scripture. The book is said to have grown out of arguments put forward by Rahmatullah in his 1854 debate with German missionary Carl Gottlieb Pfander (1803--65) in Aligarh, India. Debate continues among Muslim scholars regarding textual and interpretive portions of the work. This edition includes brief laudatory introductions in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, and the author himself supplies an important introductory essay. The detailed colophon and the high-quality printing point to the care taken in the production of the book. Presented here are two volumes bound as one.

Names

  • Hindī al-Dihlawī, Muḥammad Raḥmat Allāh b. Kalīl al-Raḥmān, 1817-1891 Author.

Created / Published

  • Istanbul : Amiriyah Press, 1867.

Headings

  • -  India
  • -  Turkey
  • -  1867
  • -  Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • -  Islam--Apologetic works
  • -  Pfander, C.G. (Carl Gottlieb), 1805-1865

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 2 volumes (288 pages and 285 pages) bound together ; 26 centimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Christine Schirrmacher, "The Influence of German Biblical Criticism on Muslim Apologetics in the 19th Century," 1997, at http://www.contra-mundum.org/schirrmacher/rationalism.html. External
  • -  Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928).
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666242

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hindī Al-Dihlawī, Muḥammad Raḥmat Allāh B. Kalīl Al-Raḥmān, Author. Demonstration of the Truth. Istanbul: Amiriyah Press, 1867. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666242/.

APA citation style:

Hindī Al-Dihlawī, M. R. A. B. K. A. (1867) Demonstration of the Truth. Istanbul: Amiriyah Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666242/.

MLA citation style:

Hindī Al-Dihlawī, Muḥammad Raḥmat Allāh B. Kalīl Al-Raḥmān, Author. Demonstration of the Truth. Istanbul: Amiriyah Press, 1867. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666242/>.