Al- Mas udī’s Methodology in His Study of Religions Other Than Islam

The study looks into two aspects of al-Mas udī’s methodology in dealing with religions other than Islam; first, al-Mas udī’s method of verifying the “reliability” or otherwise of information he gained on the religions he studied, and second, al-Mas udī’s method of presenting the teachings of these religions. The study focuses on five of the religions dealt with by al-Mas udī’s; Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Sabianism and Hinduism. The method applied in conducting this study is textual analysis of two of al-Mas udī’ss surviving works containing his study of religions other than Islam, the Muruj and the Tanbīh.