John Nicol Farquhar was a Scottish missionary and orientalist, well-known even today for his ideas on fulfilment theology. Whereas Farquhar’s position on Hinduism vis-a-vis Christianity is still widely discussed, few are aware of what he wrote about Islam. This is because it is assumed that his view of Islam was no different from his view of other religious traditions. This article discusses the question of whether Islam was merely part of Farquhar’s broader conception of religious traditions in their Christ-ward journey. My provisional answer to this question is that while it is true that for Farquhar, Islam was part of the broader context of religions, he also viewed Islam as being distinct from other religious traditions, both mainstream and marginal. His view was that Islam stood alongside Christianity as an ally, as a catalyst of reform in religions, and as such, Islam was not just an object of Christ-ward transformation. In this article, I focus on three of Farquhar’s major writings containing material on Islam, which may not be very well-known to readers and commentators today. It is aimed at theological students and teachers, particularly those interested in the theology of religions and dialogue with Islam, so that they can build on what they already know, and shape their thinking about how to relate to Islam and Muslims as partners, not merely as objects in God’s mission.

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JN Farquhar 对伊斯兰有什么看法？

约翰·尼科尔·法夸尔 (John Nicol Farquhar) 是一位苏格兰传教士和东方学家，至今仍因其应验神学思想而闻名。尽管法夸尔关于印度教与基督教的立场仍在广泛讨论，但很少有人知道他写了哪些关于伊斯兰教的文章。这是因为假定他对伊斯兰教的看法与他对其他宗教传统的看法没有什么不同。本文讨论的问题是，伊斯兰教是否只是 Farquhar 在他们归向基督的旅程中对宗教传统的更广泛概念的一部分。我对这个问题的临时回答是，虽然对于 Farquhar 来说，伊斯兰教确实是更广泛的宗教背景的一部分，但他也认为伊斯兰教与其他宗教传统不同，无论是主流的还是边缘的。他的观点是伊斯兰教作为盟友与基督教并肩作战，作为宗教改革的催化剂，伊斯兰教不仅是向基督转变的对象。在这篇文章中，我重点介绍了法夸尔的三本包含伊斯兰教材料的主要著作，这些著作可能对今天的读者和评论员来说不是很熟知。它针对神学学生和教师，特别是那些对宗教神学和与伊斯兰教对话感兴趣的学生和教师，以便他们可以在他们已经知道的基础上，塑造他们对如何与伊斯兰教和穆斯林作为伙伴建立关系的思考，而不仅仅是作为上帝使命的对象。