âNewâ Religious Knowledge and the Influence of Religious Authorities on Relations between Muslims and Non-Muslims

Halim Rane; Adis Duderija; Paul Mitchell

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Chapter 12 âNewâ Religious Knowledge and the Influence of Religious Authorities on Relations between Muslims and Non-Muslims

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004737372_013

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Australia experiences high rates of anti-Muslim sentiment, concerns about Islam, and Islamophobia. However, the views of non-Muslim and Muslim Australians regarding Islam are quite divergent; the overwhelming majority of Muslim Australians express a view of Islam as peaceful and advocate good relations with non-Muslims. Moreover, recent research on covenants in Islam points to peaceful coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims as normative in the primary Islamic sources, the QurÊ¾an and Sunnah. However, covenants have been under-studied and under-represented in discourses about Islam. This chapter presents findings of reception analysis concerning historic documents known as the Covenants of Prophet Muhammad. These findings highlight the important role of religious authorities in regard to the acceptance of covenants as ânewâ religious knowledge, and their potential influence on general public perceptions of Islam as a religion that advocates peaceful coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims.

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Muslims in Contemporary Australia

Series:Â Muslim Minorities, Volume: 47

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004737372

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 20 Oct 2025

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- Middle East and Islamic Studies

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