Islam Born from the Rock: A Christological Reading of the Qur'an, (Paperback)

<p><strong>Safa and Marwa. A religion left hanging between two rocks.</strong> During the pilgrimage, millions run seven times between two hills; tradition ties this to Hagar's search for water. But that account conceals a deeper meaning.</p><p></p><p>The word Safa means smooth rock in Arabic. Its resemblance to the Aramaic <em>Kefa</em> is too striking to ignore; and Kefa is the name given to the most pivotal figure in Christian history: <strong>Simon Peter.</strong> "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church." In early Islamic sources Peter is called Shamun al-Safa, Simon the Rock. The pilgrim standing on Safa, knowingly or not, stands upon the cornerstone of Christianity.</p><p></p><p>In this book Hüseyin Do&amp;#287;an pursues a bold thesis: <em>the Christian and late-antique origins lying beneath Islam's rituals, symbols and sacred places.</em> From Mithras, the god born of rock, to the Black Stone; from the Kaaba's transformation from church to House of God to the apsidal remnant of the Hijr; from the symbolism of fish and Khidr to a rereading of idolatry and intercession.</p><p></p><p>This is not opposition but the story of <strong>an inherited legacy</strong>; the quiet kinship of a faith seeking its identity between two ancient traditions. An invitation to break the familiar stone and look beneath it.</p>

• Islam Born from the Rock: A Christological Reading of the Qur'an, (Paperback)
• Author: Huseyin Dogan
• ISBN: 9786259039985
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-12
• Page Count: 422