Islam between divine message and history / by Abdelmajid Sharfi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharafī, ʻAbd al-Majīd.

Standardized Title:

Islām bayna al-risālah wa-al-tārīkh. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--History.

Islam.

Islam--Essence, genius, nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Central European University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why this book? What can it add to the many works that have already explored Islam as a history, a doctrine, a law, and a code of ethics? The bulk of Islamic thought nowadays is either a repetition of and rumination about what the ancients have already said, or the tackling of partial issues that falls short of a comprehensive view and a theoretical framework. All too often ideology replaces real knowledge. This work attempts to introduce the characteristics of the Mohammedan Mission, with the aspiration to be faithful to its essential purposes and to historical truth at the same time. The author thus illustrates the different ways in which people have understood the Mission and the reasons that led them to those various interpretations. The book presents several alternative interpretations that actually existed but did not enjoy widespread acceptance and popularity.

Contents:

Pt. 1. The theoretical and historical background

The Mohammedan mission

The characteristics of the Mohammedan mission

The issue of legislation (Tashric)

The seal of prophecy

Pt. 2. The Mission in History

The Prophet's caliphate

Institutionalizing religion

Theorizing for the institution

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-72027-7

978-615-5053-75-7

978-6-15505-375-7

9786155053757

615-5053-75-8

1-281-37668-X

9786611376680

1-4175-9637-6

9781003720270

OCLC:

80243771