Islam, the latecomer, had to address and adapt itself to the other two religions. Islam understands itself as the culmination of the monotheistic traditions, tracing its lineage from Judaism and Christianity and seriously engaging with them as parts of its own family tree. Abraham, Isaac, Moses, and Jesus are all prophets within Islam and accorded reverence and devotion. Unlike the Bible, the Qur’an stipulates how adherents of other religions should be treated, and how a Muslim leader should rule over non-Muslims, especially Jews and Christians—who, as People of the Book, are accorded an
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