Islam and disability : perspectives in theology and jurisprudence / / Mohammed Ghaly

• Autore: Ghaly Mohammed.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.087; 297.27
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Religious aspects - Islam; Islam and justice
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; PART I Islamic theology; 2 Speculative theology; 3 Practical theology; PART II Islamic jurisprudence; 4 Human dignity of people with disabilities: influence of physiognomy?; 5 The ethics of writing on people with disabilities; 6 Employability of people with disabilities; 7 Medical treatment of people with disabilities; 8 Financial aid for people with disabilities; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Arabic terms index; Name index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the position of Islamic theology and jurisprudence towards people with disabilities. It investigates how early and modern Muslim scholars tried to reconcile their existence with the concept of a merciful God, and also looks at how people with disabilities might live a dignified and productive life within an Islamic context.In his analysis of Islamic Theology, Ghaly pays attention to how theologians, philosophers and Sufis reflected on the purposes behind the existence of this phenomenon, and how to reconcile the existence of disability with specific divine attribut
• Titolo autorizzato: Islam and disability
• ISBN: 1-135-22954-6; 1-135-22955-4; 1-282-56627-X; 9786612566271; 0-203-86508-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822796303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Islamic studies ; ; 11.