Abraham: The Friend of God

by Jerald Dirks

In Abraham: The Friend of God, Dr. Dirks provides Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers with a unique and original presentation of the life of Abraham. In constructing a chronological biography of Abraham, the author integrated and synthesized information from a wide range of Judaeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, including the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha (i.e., Jubilees and the Genesis Apocryphon), the Qur'an, the authenticated sayings (Sahih Ahadith) of Prophet Muhammad, and the classic books of ancient history authored by Josephus and Al-Tabari. This integrated biographical sketch is embedded in a framework drawn from the various historical and geographical contexts dealing with different aspects of Abraham's life.

Genres: Islam, Religion

340 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2002

Reviews

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! When I read this, the Prophet Abraham (s.a.w.) came to life. The author went through Abraham's life, and broke it down....he went through the background of what was going on in the environments Abraham was in and also speculated on how Abraham must've felt during all the trials he went through...I thoroughly enjoyed this. On a side note, I did not read the apendices, which accounting for almost half the book....I wanted to read the story, not know all the evidences the author used to draw his conclusions.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am torn on how to rate this book. The writing style is truly uninspiring as the author writes a paragraph with certain facts, followed immediately by the proof in the holy books. It gets quite tiring to read that, with lots of information repeated several times. However, the content of the book is great and it is a well researched book, which to me is more important then the writing style. Overall I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the story of Abraham, and on how the similarities between the holy books.

[Rafika ws · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belum sempat menyelesaikannya, karena buku itu harus dikembalikan sebelum selesai, tapi beberapa bab yang telah saya baca menunjukkan kompetensi (?) penulis yang benar-benar mewujudkan keinginannya untuk menciptakan buku yang akurat bukti-buktinya. Sebenarnya saya ingin menyelesaikannya, tetapi karena beberapa hal termasuk waktu mengembalikannya membuat saya tidak berhasil menyelesaikannya. Semoga lain kali saya diberi kesempatan untuk menyelesaikannya.

[Hasanuddin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Telah ada dalam versi Indonesia. Sangat dalam dengan muatan historinya, terlebih perunutan sejarah diperkuat melalui 3 kitab suci Islam, Kristen dan Yahudi. Salut dengan cara penuturannya yang halus, berusaha obyektif meski dirinya seorang muslim. Pembuktian sejarah melalui itab suci, dapat dirunut akar sejarah monoteisme khususnya perkembangan agama Islam yang telah disempurnakan oleh Rasul.

[Bude · Rating 3 out of 5]

saya selalu terkesan dengan Ibrahim

[Fitria Mayrani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Buku ini lamaaa banget... Belum kelar bacanya. Bahasanya terlalu ribet buat aku. Pengarangnya seorang mualaf yang sudah haji.