This work begins with the discourse of the Qur’an and Prophetic Tradition, on Islam and other religious traditions. It then presents a historical survey of Muslim works in the field of comparative study of religions, written by some philosophers, theologians and Sufis. There are also specific chapters on this visionary metaphysician’s general conception of religion; and, his interpretation of Qur’anic terminologies such as islam, din, fitrah, mithaq, iman, kufr, shari ah, minhaj, nubuwwah, risalah, millah, and ummah. A highly controversial issue of Ibn al-’Arabi’s view on the diversity of religions; his understanding of the Qur’anic views of naskh and tahrif, and, his remarks about the non-Muslims’ paramount doctrines, especially regarding those of the Ahl al-Kitab, are also considerably discussed.
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