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Mahmud Qadah

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Mahmud ibn Abd al-Rahman Qadah is a contemporary Islamic scholar and faculty member at the Islamic University of Madinah, specializing in comparative religion and the history of religions.

Academic Career and Research

Based in Medina, Qadah has served as a faculty member at the Islamic University of Madinah. His research focuses on the history of religions (tārīkh al-adyān), tracing the development of religious communities and examining doctrinal shifts through an Islamic scholarly lens. Among his writings in this field is Mūjaz Tārīkh al-Yahūd wa-al-Radd ‘alā Ba‘ḍ Mazā‘imihim al-Bāṭilah ("A Summary of Jewish History and a Refutation of Some of Their False Claims"), which outlines the history of the Israelites and addresses various historical and theological claims.

In addition to his authored research, Qadah has produced critical editions of classical Islamic texts. These include his edition of Takhjīl Man Ḥarrafa al-Tawrāt wa-al-Injīl by Abu al-Baqa' Salih ibn al-Husayn al-Ja'fari al-Hashimi, as well as his edition of Abu Zakariyya al-Salmasi's Manāzil al-A'immah al-Arba‘ah, published by the Deanship of Scientific Research at the Islamic University of Madinah.

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List of Works

  • al-Asfar al-Muqaddasa inda al-Yahud wa Atharuha fi Inhirafihim Ard wa Naqd

    This academic study in comparative religion and Islamic polemics, published in issue 111 of the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah (1423 AH / 2002 CE), examines the composition of Jewish sacred scriptures. It analyzes their historical and theological alterations from an Islamic perspective, exploring how pre-Quranic textual corruptions influenced creedal, legal, and behavioral deviations.

  • Mujaz Tarikh al-Yahud wa al-Radd ala Bad Mazaimihim al-Batila

    This academic study in comparative religion and history, published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah in 1423 AH / 2002 CE, examines the history of the Israelites and Jewish communities from antiquity to modern times. Framed within the history of religions, it analyzes the historical reality of contemporary Jews while refuting specific theological, racial, and political claims.