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

Author
Anṣārī, Ḥasan, 1970 or 1971-
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (lxvii, 174 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
Husayn, Nebil
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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.
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 Shiʻism, Muʻtazilism, Ibadism, and Ismaʻilism.
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9781108225267 (ebook)
9781316510339 (hardback)
9781316649732 (paperback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Oct 2023).
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