Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
Title | Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology PDF eBook |
Author | Hussein Ali Abdulsater |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2017-06-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1474404413 |
Examines the critical turn that shaped Imami Shi'ism in the 10th and 11th centuriesaGod is not free to act; He is bound by human ethics. To be just, He must create an individual of perfect intellect and infallible morality. People are obligated to submit to this person; otherwise eternal damnation awaits them.While these claims may be interpreted as an affront to Gods power, an insult to human judgment and a justification for despotism, ShiE i Muslims in the eleventh century eagerly adopted them in their attempts to forge a arational religious discourse. They utilized everything from literary studies and political theory to natural philosophy and metaphysical speculation in support of this project. This book presents the contribution of al-SharAf al-MurtaaA (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyzes his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of ShiE i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic MuE tazili theology.aKey FeaturesComprehensive coverage of al-MurtaaAs enormous oeuvre (running to several thousand pages) and diversity (spanning virtually all contemporary fields of knowledge)A meticulous engagement with long and dense theoretical texts that are either in manuscript form or poorly editedAn orderly presentation that equips readers with an overall understanding of ShiE i theology in its main phases while preserving the profundity of analysisThe study of a little-known author whose views, nonetheless, are still a major influence for ShiE i Muslims
Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
Title | Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology PDF eBook |
Author | Hussein Ali Abdulsater |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2017-06-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1474425313 |
Examines the critical turn that shaped Imami Shi'ism in the 10th and 11th centuriesaGod is not free to act; He is bound by human ethics. To be just, He must create an individual of perfect intellect and infallible morality. People are obligated to submit to this person; otherwise eternal damnation awaits them.While these claims may be interpreted as an affront to Gods power, an insult to human judgment and a justification for despotism, ShiE i Muslims in the eleventh century eagerly adopted them in their attempts to forge a arational religious discourse. They utilized everything from literary studies and political theory to natural philosophy and metaphysical speculation in support of this project. This book presents the contribution of al-SharAf al-MurtaaA (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyzes his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of ShiE i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic MuE tazili theology.aKey FeaturesComprehensive coverage of al-MurtaaAs enormous oeuvre (running to several thousand pages) and diversity (spanning virtually all contemporary fields of knowledge)A meticulous engagement with long and dense theoretical texts that are either in manuscript form or poorly editedAn orderly presentation that equips readers with an overall understanding of ShiE i theology in its main phases while preserving the profundity of analysisThe study of a little-known author whose views, nonetheless, are still a major influence for ShiE i Muslims
Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
Title | Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology PDF eBook |
Author | Hussein Ali Abdulsater |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Motazilites |
ISBN | 9781474434898 |
This work presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyses his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shirif doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mutazili theology.
Shi'i Islam
Title | Shi'i Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Najam Haider |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2014-08-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107031435 |
This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory.
An Introduction to 'Ilm Al-Kalam
Title | An Introduction to 'Ilm Al-Kalam PDF eBook |
Author | Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2017-05-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781546921318 |
This book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Mustafa Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Mustafa Organization is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought!
Doctrines of Shi'i Islam
Title | Doctrines of Shi'i Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2001-09-27 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0857712187 |
This text offers a wide-ranging overview of the principal tenets of Shi'i Islam. It is useful not only as an introductory text on Shi'i thought and practice, but also as a contemporary expression, from within, of this branch of this vibrant branch of the Islamic faith. Comprehensive and concise, this work is principally theological and jurisprudential, dealing with such issues as the concept of knowledge, the nature of being and the problem of evil.
Shi'i Islam
Title | Shi'i Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Najam Haider |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2014-08-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1316061019 |
During the formative period of Islam, in the first centuries after Muhammad's death, two particular intellectual traditions emerged, Sunnism and Shi'ism. Sunni Muslims endorsed the historical caliphate, while Shi'i Muslims, supporters of 'Ali, cousin of the Prophet and the fourth caliph, articulated their own distinctive doctrines. The Sunni-Shi'i schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad, whereas in reality, Sunni and Shi'i Muslims also differ on a number of seminal theological doctrines concerning the nature of God and legitimate political and religious authority. This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory. It also covers a wide range of Shi'i communities from the demographically predominant Twelvers to the transnational Isma'ilis to the scholar-activist Zaydis. The portrait of Shi'ism that emerges is that of a distinctive and vibrant community of Muslims with a remarkable capacity for reinvention and adaptation, grounded in a unique theological interpretation of Islam.