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    for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective. In: Nassery I, Ghaffar Z,
    eds. <i>Defining Islamic Comparative Theology</i>. Vol Volume 1. Comparative Theology,
    Islam, and Society. De Gruyter; 2026. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006">https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006</a>'
  apa: 'Ghaffar, Z. (2026). Chapter 5 Covenant Theology in the Qur’an—Challenges and
    Insights for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective. In I. Nassery &#38;
    Z. Ghaffar (Eds.), <i>Defining Islamic Comparative Theology: Vol. Volume 1</i>.
    De Gruyter. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006">https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006</a>'
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  chicago: 'Ghaffar, Zishan. “Chapter 5 Covenant Theology in the Qur’an—Challenges
    and Insights for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective.” In <i>Defining
    Islamic Comparative Theology</i>, edited by Idris  Nassery and Zishan Ghaffar,
    Vol. Volume 1. Comparative Theology, Islam, and Society. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2026.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006">https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006</a>.'
  ieee: 'Z. Ghaffar, “Chapter 5 Covenant Theology in the Qur’an—Challenges and Insights
    for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective,” in <i>Defining Islamic Comparative
    Theology</i>, vol. Volume 1, I. Nassery and Z. Ghaffar, Eds. Berlin: De Gruyter,
    2026.'
  mla: Ghaffar, Zishan. “Chapter 5 Covenant Theology in the Qur’an—Challenges and
    Insights for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective.” <i>Defining Islamic
    Comparative Theology</i>, edited by Idris  Nassery and Zishan Ghaffar, vol. Volume
    1, De Gruyter, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006">https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006</a>.
  short: 'Z. Ghaffar, in: I. Nassery, Z. Ghaffar (Eds.), Defining Islamic Comparative
    Theology, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2026.'
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  text: This article examines the most frequently attributed statement of Jesus in
    the Qur’an, namely, ‘God is my Lord and your Lord’ (Q 19:36; Q 43:64; Q 3:51;
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    aims to show that the Qur’an critically engages with the Christian interpretive
    tradition surrounding this statement as recorded in John’s Gospel and adapts it
    – both contextually and verbally – within its own theological framework. As in
    the Christian tradition, this Qur’anic engagement also generates a broader discourse
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  apa: Ghaffar, Z. (2026). The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the Qur’an.
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  chicago: Ghaffar, Zishan. “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the
    Qur’an.” <i>Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations</i>, 2026, 1–17. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056">https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056</a>.
  ieee: 'Z. Ghaffar, “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the Qur’an,”
    <i>Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations</i>, pp. 1–17, 2026, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056">10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056</a>.'
  mla: Ghaffar, Zishan. “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the Qur’an.”
    <i>Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations</i>, Informa UK Limited, 2026, pp. 1–17,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056">10.1080/09596410.2026.2705056</a>.
  short: Z. Ghaffar, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations (2026) 1–17.
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  text: This article examines the most frequently attributed statement of Jesus in
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    to Jesus’s words to Mary Magdalene on Easter morning in John 20:17. The analysis
    aims to show that the Qur’an critically engages with the Christian interpretive
    tradition surrounding this statement as recorded in John’s Gospel and adapts it
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    the Christian tradition, this Qur’anic engagement also generates a broader discourse
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  chicago: Ghaffar, Zishan. “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the
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  ieee: Z. Ghaffar, “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the Qur’an,”
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  mla: Ghaffar, Zishan. “The Words of Jesus and Scriptural Hermeneutics in the Qur’an.”
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