Textual Debates with the People of the Book and Disambiguation from the Religion; A Case Study: lubb al-khitab Treatise

Muslim thinkers from the early Islamic centuries have been confronted with doubts and objections to the religion by the people of the book, which led to the compilation of various books by the scholars. From the early 19th century, due to colonialism and missionary activities, the textual disputes have steadily increased among Muslim scholars. The cognitive dimensions of these works and the formulation of epistemic propositions have given a special place to these works in the religious studies. Considering the significance of these works, this paper studies one of the major treatises in this field, called "lubb al-khitab", which deals with the issues of the book, by Mohammad Bagher Birjandi. Using a descriptive-analytical method, his paper seeks to study the arguments of the author of lubb al-khitab in disambiguation from religious beliefs. Findings show that, using the historical references, rational arguments and the Bible, the author of the mentioned work has revealed the contradictions and defended the religion.