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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459135503321

Autore

Sharafī ʻAbd al-Majīd

Titolo

Islam : between message and history / / Abdelmajid Charfi ; translated by David Bond ; edited by Abdou Filali-Ansary and Sikeena Karmali Ahmed [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-7486-5318-X

1-282-62049-5

9786612620492

0-7486-4207-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

In translation: Modern muslim thinkers

Disciplina

297.09

Soggetti

Islam - History

Islam - Doctrines

Islam - Essence, genius, nature

Islam - Politics and government - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-179) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction by Moncef Ben Abdeljelil --- Part One: Characteristics of the Message of Muhammad. 1. History and Theory -- 2. The Preaching of Muhammad -- 3. Distinctive Characteristics of Muhammad's Message -- 4. Legislation -- 5. The Seal of Prophecy --- Part Two: The Message in History. 1. The Prophet's Successors -- 2. Institutional Islam -- 3. The Elaboration of Institutional Theory.

Sommario/riassunto

In what is essentially a 'Guide for the Modern Muslim', Charfi spells out what for him is the essential message of Islam, followed by a history of its unfolding through the person of the Prophet Muhammad.