Shiʻi doctrine, Muʻtazili theology : al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā and Imami discourse / Hussein Ali Abdulsater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdulsater, Hussein Ali, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sharīf al-Murtaḍá, ʻAlam al-Hudá ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, 966-1044 or 1045.

Sharīf al-Murtaḍá, ʻAlam al-Hudá ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn.

Shīʻah.

Motazilites.

Physical Description:

vii, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2017]

Summary:

Examines the critical turn that shaped Imami Shi'ism in the tenth and eleventh centuries, God is not free to act; He is bound by human ethics. To be just, He must create an individual of perfect intellect and infallible morality. People are obligated to submit to this person; otherwise eternal damnation awaits them. While these claims may be interpreted as an affront to God's power, an insult to human judgement and a justification for despotism, Shi'i Muslims in the eleventh century eagerly espoused them in their attempts to forge a 'rational' religious discourse. They utilised everything from literary studies and political theory to natural philosophy and metaphysical speculation in support of this project. This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyses his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology. Key Features, Comprehensive coverage of al-Murtada's enormous oeuvre (running to several thousand pages) and diversity (spanning most contemporary fields of knowledge), A meticulous engagement with long and dense theoretical texts that are either in manuscript form or poorly edited, A systematic presentation that equips readers with a genera, but also analytically profound, understanding of Shi'i theology in its main phases, Studies a crucial if unaccountably neglected author whose views are still a major influence for Shi'i Muslims Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Life and works

God and the world

Moral theory and divine justice

Humans and the origins of religious experience

The Imama and the need for moral leadership

Prophethood and the value of divine guidance

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-241) and index.

ISBN:

9781474404402

1474404405

OCLC:

990629041