Hud Muhammad Abu Ras
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Hud Muhammad Abu Ras is a contemporary Islamic studies scholar known for his research on Quranic discourse directed toward the People of the Book.
Academic Career and Research
His full name is recorded as Hud Muhammad Mansur Qubas Abu Ras. He pursued his doctoral studies in the Department of Quran and Hadith at the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completing his dissertation in 2011.
Abu Ras’s primary scholarly contribution is his doctoral study, al-Khitab al-Qurani li-Ahl al-Kitab wa-Mawqifuhum minhu Qadiman wa-Hadithan ("The Quranic Discourse to the People of the Book and Their Stance Toward It in the Past and Present"). In this work, he utilized an inductive and analytical methodology to compile and examine the Quranic verses addressed to Jews and Christians, analyzing their linguistic styles, modes of direct and indirect communication, and thematic contents. The study explored topics such as the invitation to monotheism, theological extremism, the history of interfaith debate, textual distortion (tahrif) of prior scriptures, and historical and contemporary reactions to the Quran.
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This academic study examines the Quranic address directed at Jews and Christians and analyzes their historical and contemporary responses to it. Originally submitted in 2011 as a doctoral dissertation, the work explores the thematic, stylistic, and theological dimensions of the Quranic address to the People of the Book.