جدلية الأخذ بتراث المهتدين إلى الإسلام في علم مقارنة الأديان ابن ربن الطبري أنموذجا

The Dialectic Use of The New Converts Heritage in The Field Of Comparative Religions Ibn Rabban Al-Tabari As A Model

Abstract

     This research paper attempted to shed light on the dialectic of relying on the heritage of converts to Islam in the field of religious studies.  As we find that this heritage is an approved form for most of the Muslims who have been accustomed to religious apology throughout history, which raises a methodological problem, regarding the validity of reliance on it and the extent of its acceptance by other religions. It is an issue that has not yet been addressed by specialized Muslim researchers with a critical study.

This essay focused on Ibn Rabban al-Tabarias a model for the study of this issue, as he is one of the most famous converts who contributed to the Islamic heritage of comparative religions, and the most prominent one who was relied upon by Muslim scholars in in their writings inreligious apology, especially in the issue of biblical testimonies of the prophethood of Muhammad (pbuh).

The personality of Ibn Rabban al-Tabari, his intellectual output, and the details of his experience through religious conversion are surrounded by many points that require research and scrutiny. This research came as an attempt to address some of these issues, and to present the most important opinions of researchers about them.