Studies in Muslim apocalyptic / David Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, David, 1966- author.

Series:

Studies in late antiquity and early Islam ; 21.

Studies in late antiquity and early Islam ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic eschatology.

Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.

Apocalyptic literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 470 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2021.

Summary:

A detailed study on the nature of Muslim apocalyptic material in Islam, both Sunni and Shi'i. Taking a transcultural perspective by also discussing Christian and Jewish apocalyptic traditions, it offers in eight studies and three appendices a typology of apocalypses and many new insights into the matter. <br><br>For instance, historical apocalypses as well as apocalyptic figures, like the Dajjal, the Sufyani and the Mahdi are discussed. Moreover, apocalyptic ?adith literature, in particular Nu?aym b. Hammadi's (d. 844) Kitab al-Fitan, and apocalyptic material in tafsir works are presented. The author argues for a comprehensive understanding of this important feature of the Islamic religious tradition.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction to Muslim Apocalyptic

1. Historical Apocalypses

Cycles of Rulers and Events Leading to the Apocalypse

The A'māq Cycle

Invasions of Christian Lands

Christian Counter-Invasions

The Trials of Egypt

Turkish Invasions

2. Metahistorical Apocalypses

The Dajjāl and Jesus

The Jewish Dajjāl and the Dajjāl Chained in the West

The Jewish Dajjāl: Ibn Ṣayyād

The Dajjāl Chained in the West

The Dābba

The Sufyānī

3. Messianic Cycles

The Messiah Arriving from the East

The Messiah Arriving from the Ḥijāz

Messianic Conquests

The Messiah, King of Jerusalem

Yājūj and Mājūj (Gog and Magog)

4. Shī'ī Apocalyptic

The Messianic Figure

Description of the Messianic Figure

Appearance and Way to Power

The Messianic Age

Polemical Figures

Enemies

Conclusions

5. The Moral Apocalypse

Attitudes toward Governments

Attitudes toward Religious Establishments

Attitudes toward Cities

6. The Interaction of Qur'ān, Tafsīr and Apocalyptic

Qur'ānic Apocalyptic

Qur'ān and Apocalyptic

Tafsīr and Apocalyptic

Early Period (100-300/718-912)

Middle Period (300-700/912-1300)

Late Period (700-1300/1300-1882)

Shī'ī Commentaries

7. Munādī and Ṣārikh

8. Concluding Essay on Muslim Apocalyptic

Appendix 1. A Selection of Muslim Apocalypses

I. Moral Apocalypses

II. The Apocalypse of Weeks

III. Political Apocalypses on the Umayyads and 'Abbāsids

IV. Apocalypses about Fitan

V. Historical and Messianic Apocalypses

VI. The Oracle of Khurāsān

VII. Astrological and Astronomical Apocalypses

VIII. A Picture of the End of the World

Appendix 2. The Mahdī's Men and their Locations

Appendix 3. Qur'ānic Citations in Muslim Apocalyptic Literature

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Aug 2025).

ISBN:

3-95994-121-8

OCLC:

1229932713