![]() It is also important to further analyse the aspects constituting a dialogue as sometimes a peace, non-violent dialogue can be transformed into a debate or as serious as swearing with one's life (mubahalah) as has been witnessed between Prophet Muhammad and the Jews in Madinah and the Najran Christian. Besides, the closed relatonship between the inter-faith dialogue anddàwah will be analysed as practised by Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). Thus, a conclusion and accurate definition can be specified clearly theoretically and practically. Among the elements of dialogue identified from the Jurnal Usuluddin, Bil 29 65-94 66 analysis are (1) the basis of dialogue: objectives, principles, guidelines, methodologies and rules of dialogue, (2) history of inter-faith dialogue relationship, (3) Qur'anic exegesis on the Prophets' dialogue, (4) understanding of a religion and its tradition, (5) understanding of the inter-faith dialogue which took place during the rise of civilizations, (6) current context, needs and obligations. Thus, this paper intend to literally analyse the basic concept on inter-faith dialogue and how it is used in Qur'an. In addition, many do not realize the important role inter-faith dialogue as an effective method of dàwah (propagation of the truth). Most of them are not aware of the Qur'anic exegesis on the concept of inter-faith dialogue and how it was practised by the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) since the first year of hijrah. However, limited knowledge and understanding on this issue resulted it to be viewed negatively especially by the Muslim. History has proven that inter-faith dialogue is not new as it existence can be traced in both the Islamic and western civilizations. By pluralism it refers to the differences in term of belief helds by the believers towards the concept of god, belief, ritual and religous ceremony, ethics and culture which function as the backbone of a religion. Inter-religous discourse is a pertinent aspect of a comparative religion studies especially in a pluralism society. ![]()
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