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Methodological Approaches of Muslim Scholars to the Study of Religions

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This article provides a comprehensive historical, theoretical, and methodological analysis of the methods employed by Muslim scholars in the study of religions. The research examines the sources and stages of development of approaches to the study of religions that emerged within the Islamic scholarly tradition, as well as their role and significance in contemporary religious studies. Particular attention is given to the issue of attitudes toward other religions in the Qur’an and Hadith, as well as to the views of early Muslim scholars, which were grounded in the principles of scholarly objectivity and tolerance. Furthermore, based on the works of great Muslim thinkers such as Abu Rayhan Beruni, Al-Shahrastani, Ibn Hazm, Al-Farabi, and Ibn Sina, the essence and characteristics of various methodological approaches—including historical-comparative, source-based, philological-analytical, rational-philosophical, empirical, and phenomenological methods—are examined and elucidated. The methods employed by Muslim scholars in the study of religions are comparatively analyzed alongside the methodologies of Western religious studies, and their significance for contemporary religious research, interfaith dialogue, and the promotion of religious tolerance is substantiated.

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M.Ibrohimova

"O`ZBEKISTON XALQARO ISLOM AKADEMIYASI" DAVLAT MUASSASASI

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# source studies# Abu Rayhan al-Biruni# Muslim scholars# study of religions# methodology of religious studies# al-Shahrastani# Ahmad Shalabi# approaches of contemporary Muslim scholars

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