03| Exploring al-Manhaj al-Qur’ÉnÊ (The Qur’Énic Methodology) in Dealing with Other Religions: An Exegetical Analysis of Selected Verses

Abstract

This paper seeks to explore al-Manhaj al-Qur’ÉnÊ (the Qur’Énic methodology) in dealing with other religions. It uses exegetical analysis of selected Qur’Énic verses related to other religious communities. The contents of the selected verses are thematically analyzed, and in doing so, ways of how to deal with followers of other religions are duly identified, illustrated and analyzed. The significance of this research stands on its attempt to provide new insights about al-Manhaj al-Qur’ÉnÊ in dealing with adherents of other religions.  Al-Qur’Én – the Divine Source of Knowledge and the selected Qur’Énic methods, namely: descriptive; objective; analytical; critical; comparative; argumentative; and travelogue are discussed in this study. This research paper concludes that al-Manhaj al-Qur’ÉnÊ in dealing with other religions, their main teachings and communities is very significant and relevant to contemporary Muslim scholarship in comparative religion.