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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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Was Abraham Crazy? Understanding His Attempted Sacrifice through Ibn Hazm’s Theory of Prophecy

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  July 15, 2021July 16, 2021

When I was speaking at the Jewish Museum of Berlin on the Story of Abraham’s/Ibrāhīm’s sacrifice in the Islamic tradition, a protestant minister on one of the panels stood up and passionately argued that Abraham/Ibrāhīm…

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