Kitāb Al-wāḍiḥ Bi-l-ḥaqq
The ''Kitāb al-wāḍiḥ bi-l-ḥaqq'' (), known in Latin as the ''Liber denudationis'' (), is a Copto-Arabic apologetic treatise against Islam. It was written by a Muslim convert to Christianity, Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ, around 1010 in Fatimid Caliphate, Fāṭimid Egypt. Its purpose is to provide a refutation of Islam on the basis of the Qurʾān and the ''ḥadīth'' (tradition). It was translated into Latin in the 13th century, probably in Toledo, Spain, Toledo. It had much greater influence in translation than in its original language. Title The ''Kitāb al-wāḍiḥ bi-l-ḥaqq'' has a complicated title. The Arabic title is difficult to translate and has been translated many ways. The word ''kitāb'' means "book" and ''al-Wāḍiḥ'' was the author's nickname, meaning "one who exposes", "one who clarifies", "the exposer", "the clarifier" or "the unveiler". The phrase ''bi-l-ḥaqq'' recalls certain passages in the Qurʾān that refer to the ''kitāb bi-l-ḥaqq''. This ...
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