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On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam is a 2002 book by Sherman A. Jackson that presents an annotated translation of the classical Islamic text Fayṣal al-Tafriqa Bayna al-Islam wa al-Zandaqa (The Decisive Criterion for Distinguishing Islam from Masked Infidelity) by the renowned medieval theologian Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111). The work includes a substantial introductory essay that situates al-Ghazālī's treatise within its historical and theological context and argues for its contemporary relevance to intra-Muslim discourse on orthodoxy and heresy (Jackson, 2002).Continue ...

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-The '''Event of Ghadir Khumm''' has been a subject of interest and debate within Western world|Western academic study of [[Islam]], commonly referred to as Orientalism|Orientalist scholarship. The event, in which [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] declared at the pond of Khumm on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (March 632 CE), "He whose master (''Mawla|mawlā'') I am, this Ali|ʿAlī is his master," holds central importance in [[Shia Islam|Shīʿa]] doctrine regarding succession to Muhammad. Orientalist approaches to this event have evolved significantly over time—from near-total neglect in early Western biographies to critical examination and, more recently, broader historiographical acceptance of its historical core (Rizvi, 1996; Vaglieri, 1965)
+'''''On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam''''' is a 2002 book by [[Sherman A. Jackson]] that presents an annotated translation of the classical Islamic text ''Fayṣal al-Tafriqa Bayna al-Islam wa al-Zandaqa'' (The Decisive Criterion for Distinguishing Islam from Masked Infidelity) by the renowned medieval theologian [[Al-Ghazali|Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī]] (d. 1111). The work includes a substantial introductory essay that situates al-Ghazālī's treatise within its historical and theological context and argues for its contemporary relevance to intra-Muslim discourse on orthodoxy and heresy (Jackson, 2002).[[On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam (Book)|'''Continue ...''']]</span>
-<span id="mp-more">[[Ghadir Khumm from the perspective of Orientalist scholarship|'''Continue ...''']]</span>