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Islam : between message and history / Abdelmajid Charfi ; translated by David Bond ; edited by Abdou Filali-Ansary and Sikeena Karmali Ahmed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sharafī, ʻAbd al-Majīd, author.
- Series:
- In translation (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- In translation: Modern muslim thinkers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--History.
- Islam.
- Islam--Doctrines.
- Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
- Islam--Politics and government--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- In what is essentially a 'Guide for the Modern Muslim', Charfi spells out what for him is the essential message of Islam, followed by a history of its unfolding through the person of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Contents:
- Introduction by Moncef Ben Abdeljelil
- - Part One: Characteristics of the Message of Muhammad. 1. History and Theory
- 2. The Preaching of Muhammad
- 3. Distinctive Characteristics of Muhammad's Message
- 4. Legislation
- 5. The Seal of Prophecy
- - Part Two: The Message in History. 1. The Prophet's Successors
- 2. Institutional Islam
- 3. The Elaboration of Institutional Theory.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612620492
- 9780748653188
- 074865318X
- 9781282620490
- 1282620495
- 9780748642076
- 0748642072
- OCLC:
- 650236705
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