Da'wa : a global history of Islamic missionary thought and practice / Matthew J. Kuiper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuiper, Matthew J., author.

Series:

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daʻwah (Islam).

Islam--Missions--History.

Islam.

Islam--Relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

Summary:

In this engaging study, Matthew J. Kuiper tells the fascinating story of how Islam became a world religion and cultural phenomenon of immense scale, astonishing diversity and global impact. His starting point is the dramatic upsurge in da'wa: 'inviting' to Islam, or Islamic missionary activism.

Contents:

Da'wa

Copyright

Contents

Illustrations

Text Boxes

Preface and acknowledgments

Note on transliteration and dates

Introduction

Part I The Pre-Modern Missionary History of Islam

1 The first invitation to Islam: Da'wa in the Qur'an

2 The best inviter: Da'wa in prophetic sira and hadith

3 Da'wa after the Prophet, circa 632-1100 ce

4 Da'wa in mMedieval and early modern Islamic history, circa 1100-1700 ce

Part II The Modern Missionary History of Islam

Introduction to Part II

5 Contextualising modern da'wa, eighteenth to twentieth centuries

6 The first phase of modern da'wa, circa 1850-1950: A survey

7 The second phase of modern da'wa, circa 1950-2020: A survey

Conclusion

Epilogue COVID-19 and Da'wa

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-5155-1

1-4744-5154-3

OCLC:

1239286782