Caliphate and Imamate

Herausgeber: Ansari, Hassan; Husayn, Nebil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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, succinctly presents competing views on the prerequisites of legitimate leadership and authority in the Islamic tradition.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781316649732
• ISBN-10: 1316649733
• Artikelnr.: 68271491

Inhaltsangabe

A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary of Key Terms; 1. A Précis of the Doctrines of Ab
'l-
asan al-Ash
ar
Ibn F
rak; 2. The Succour of Nations Amidst the Confusion of Darkness al-Juwayn
; 3. The Theoretical Underpinning of the Imamate Ab
lib al-H
r
n
; 4. The Curative Book on the Imamate: A Paraphrastic Rendering al-Shaykh al-
s
; 5. The Book of Excellence on the Fundamental Principles of Religion Ibn al-Mal
im
; 6. The concise
Abd al-K
f
al-Warjal
n
; 7. The Crown of Doctrines and the Mine of Instructive Points al-D
Ibn al-Wal
d; Bibliography; Index.