Caliphate and imamate : an anthology of medieval Muslim texts on political theology / translated and edited by Hassan Ansari, Nebil Husayn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anṣārī, Ḥasan, 1970 or 1971- author.

Husayn, Nebil, author.

Series:

Cambridge texts in the history of political thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caliphate--History.

Caliphate.

Imamate--History.

Imamate.

Islam and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxvii, 174 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

One of the most enduring sources of conflict among Muslims is the question of power and authority after the Prophet Muhammad. This anthology of classical Arabic texts, presented in a new English translation, offers a comprehensive overview of the early history of the caliphate and key questions that medieval Muslim scholars discussed in their works on the subject. Composed between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, these texts succinctly present competing views on the prerequisites of legitimate leadership and authority in the Islamic tradition. This volume offers an engaging introduction to the diverse writings of influential scholars representing six classical Islamic schools of theology: Sunnism, Zaydism, Twelver Shiʿism, Muʿtazilism, Ibadism, and Ismaʿilism.

Contents:

Selected theological writings: 1. A Précis of the Doctrines of Abū 'l-Ḥasan al-Ashʻarī / by Ibn Fūrak

2. The Succor of Nations Amidst the Confusion of Darkness / by al-Juwaynī

3. The Theoretical Underpinning of the Imamate / by Abū Ṭālib al-Hārūnī

4. The Curative Book on the Imamate: A Paraphrastic Rendering / by al-Shaykh al-Ṭūsī

5. The Book of Excellence on the Fundamental Principles of Religion / by Ibn al-Malāḥimī

6. The Concise Book of Doctrines / by ʻAbd al-Kāfī al-Warjalānī

7. The Crown of Doctrines and the Mine of Instructive Points / by al-Dāʻī Ibn al-Walīd

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Oct 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108225267 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.