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Christianity and Islam

An examination of the similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam, especially in the areas of ontology, philosophy and metaphysics. The integration of the heritages of Plato and Aristotle in the Church and in Islam is explored deftly and densely. This book invites adherents of Christianity and Islam to understand more deeply their own respective traditions and on this basis to understand and respect 'the other'. Several chapters are devoted to a comparison between both Sunnite Sufi and Shi'ite Gnostic esoteric traditions, especially in the area of Qur'anic exegesis. This book will be equally challenging and rewarding for the serious reader.

Maryam is the Umm al-Kitab on a “personal” plane,just as the Qur'an, typified by
the Fatiha, is called the Umm al-Kitab on the level of inliteration. ... The sun
alludes to the Umm (“sun” in arabic is grammatically feminine); the moon is the
Kitab, for the latter is “derived” from the Umm, being a reflection of the plenary
Mother containing all possibility. ... The stars are other suns (according to a
hadith of 'ali, the stars are the members of the Ahlul 219 sura ar-Rahman as
Maryaman sura.