Ali bin Atiq al-Harbi
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Ali bin Atiq al-Harbi is a contemporary Islamic researcher and author known for his polemical and critical work Iftira’at al-Munassirin ‘ala al-Qur’an al-Karim annahu yu’ayyid za‘m uluhiyyat al-Masih (The Allegations of Christian Missionaries Against the Noble Quran Claiming It Supports the Alleged Divinity of the Messiah) .
Scholarly Focus and Research
Al-Harbi composed his critical study on missionary arguments in response to an invitation from Muhammad Salim bin Shadid al-Awfi, the Secretary-General of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran and head of the preparatory committee for the symposium on Saudi Arabia's care for the Quran and its sciences . His stated motive was to defend the Quran and address missionary strategies that utilize ambiguous verses to influence Muslim beliefs .
His methodology combines Islamic evidence from the Quran with textual analysis of the Torah and the Gospels to demonstrate that both traditions affirm the oneness of God and negate divinity from Jesus . In his study, he addresses specific polemical arguments, such as the claim that divine plural pronouns in the Quran, the description of Jesus as a spirit and word from God, and his miracles (notably the raising of the dead) imply his divinity . He also advocated for incorporating preemptive responses to such polemics into abridged Quranic commentaries and translating comparative religious studies into various languages spoken by Muslims .
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This contemporary polemical and critical study examines and refutes Christian missionary arguments alleging that the Quran affirms the divinity of Jesus. Employing both Quranic and biblical evidence, it counters missionary claims regarding divine plural pronouns, descriptions of Jesus as a spirit and word from God, and his miracles, affirming the oneness of God and the prophetic humanity of Jesus.