%0 Journal Article %T A Contribution to Comparative Theology: Probing the Depth of Islamic Thought %A Mouhanad Khorchide %A Ufuk Topkara %J Religions %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/rel4010067 %X Muslim theologians, as much as ordinary Muslims, will immediately agree with the characterization of God as all compassionate. However, it remains rather opaque how God¡¯s compassion can be fully explained in terms of comparative theology. How can Muslims relate to God¡¯s compassion? What role does God¡¯s compassion precisely play in the Quranic revelation and the daily practice of Muslims? %K Islamic theology %K theology of compassion in Islam %K comparative theology %K Islamic thought %K compassion and mercy in Islamic theology %U http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/4/1/67