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Peace and pro-Christian themes in Muhammad and the Qur'an

Peace and pro-Christian themes in Muhammad and the Qur’an

Juan Cole 10/09/2020

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Juan Cole is interviewed below by Professor Adnan Husain, Queens University (co-editor of A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700) on themes of peace and warmth toward Christians in the Qur’an. The event was sponsored by the Muslim Societies Global Perspectives initiative at Queens University.

My remarks are drawn in large part from my own book,


    Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires

    Available at Hachette

    and Barnes and Noble

    And Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor

    And Amazon

    “In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary.
    Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfully told account, Dr. Cole takes us back to Islam’s — and the Prophet Muhammad’s-origin story.

    You can purchase Dr. Cole’s book “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the clash of Empires” with our friends from Novel Idea Bookstore.”

Muslim Societies Global Perspectives: “MSGP Lecture by Dr. Juan Cole: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the clash of Empires.”

Filed Under: Christianity, Inscriptions, Islam, Islamic History, Qur'an

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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