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The Gospel of Barnabas is one of the New Testament Apocrypha, which
narrates the life of Jesus Christ as seen by Barnabas, who in this
book is depicted as of the Twelve Apostles. Altogether, Barnabas is
roughly equal in length to the four canonical Gospels of Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John, it being a biography of Jesus Christ. It is
noted for attributing Jesus with a prediction of the Prophet
Muhammad, whom he calls 'Ahmad'. Jesus foresees but preemptively
rejects his own deification, which is also consistent with the
Islamic account of his life. Jesus also makes a direct plea to
Barnabas shortly before his crucifixion, asking that he write the
Gospel. Many academics and Biblical scholars of the modern day
consider The Gospel of Barnabas to be a text written far later than
the original New Testament Gospels, perhaps between the 14th and
15th century AD. Its contents combine the narrative of the Biblical
gospels, together with the Islamic interpretation of the life of
Christ.
Transregional and regional elites of various backgrounds were
essential for the integration of diverse regions into the early
Islamic Empire, from Central Asia to North Africa. This volume is
an important contribution to the conceptualization of the largest
empire of Late Antiquity. While previous studies used Iraq as the
paradigm for the entire empire, this volume looks at diverse
regions instead. After a theoretical introduction to the concept of
'elites' in an early Islamic context, the papers focus on elite
structures and networks within selected regions of the Empire
(Transoxiana, Khurasan, Armenia, Fars, Iraq, al-Jazira, Syria,
Egypt, and Ifriqiya). The papers analyze elite groups across
social, religious, geographical, and professional boundaries.
Although each region appears unique at first glance, based on their
heterogeneous surviving sources, its physical geography, and its
indigenous population and elites, the studies show that they shared
certain patterns of governance and interaction, and that this was
an important factor for the success of the largest empire of Late
Antiquity.
The present volume is the work of 25 scholars who represent various
specializations important to the study of the Qur'an, including
Arabic language, comparative Semitic linguistics, paleography,
epigraphy, history, rhetorical theory, hermeneutics, and Biblical
studies. The starting point of this work was a series of five
international conferences on the Qur'an at the University of Notre
Dame over the academic year 2012-13, although the commentaries
contributed during those conferences have been carefully edited to
avoid repetition. Readers of The Qur'an Seminar Commentary will
find that the 50 passages selected for inclusion in this work
include many of the most important and influential elements of the
Qur'an, including: - Q 1, al-Fatiha - Q 2:30-39, the angelic
prostration before Adam - Q 2:255, the "Throne Verse" - Q 3:7, the
muhkamat and mutashabihat - Q 4:3, polygamy and monogamy - Q
5:112-15, the table (al-ma'ida) from heaven - Q 9:29, fighting the
People of the Book and the jizya - Q 12, the story of Joseph - Q
24:45, the "Light Verse" - Q 33:40, the "seal of the prophets" - Q
53, the "satanic verses" - Q 96, including the passage often
described as the "first revelation" - Q 97, the "night of qadr" - Q
105, the "Companions of the Elephant" - Q 112, on God and the
denial of a divine son The collaborative nature of this work, which
involves a wide range of scholars discussing the same passages from
different perspectives, offers readers with an unprecedented
diversity of insights on the Qur'anic text.
Applying a unique perspective to studying world religions,
author Iskender Ali Mihr explains the basic concepts of Islam and
relates these essential ideas with the other world religions in
"Islam, Happiness, Sufism."
In this updated second edition, Mihr compares the religious
practices performed today with the original writings of the Holy
Scriptures and determines the true meanings of important religious
practices and rules. He communicates the idea that some of the
basic religious concepts are misunderstood by a large section of
religious society in our time, and he provides teachings to both
clarify and enlighten.
Commentating on numerous verses from the Qur'an, Islam,
Happiness, Sufism plays an important role through its unique method
of explaining the core subjects of the religion. It explains how to
overcome difficulties in life by following religious teachings and
provides a detailed prescription for human joy and happiness. A
complete handbook, it discusses many religious concepts and answers
basic questions about the creation of man, the creation of the
universe, the purpose of life, the concept of free will, and the
relationship between men and God.
One of the best general introductions to Islamic law Despite its
age this is still one of the best general introductions to Islamic
law. It remains a standard work in scholarly bibliographies.
Offering both a history and a critical analysis, this book is
enriched by a 66-page appendix containing complete translations of
primary texts. Macdonald 1863-1943], a professor at the Hartford
Seminary, established the field of Islamic studies in the United
States in 1893. His efforts led to the creation of what is now the
Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations at the Hartford Seminary. Introduction
PART I Constitutional Development I. From Death of Muhammad to Rise
of Abbasids II. To Rise of Ayyubids III. To Present Situation PART
II Development of Jurisprudence I. To Close of Umayyad Period II.
To Present Situation PART III Development of Theology I. To Close
of Umayyad Period II. To Foundation of Fatamid Khalifate III. To
Triumph of Ash'arites in East IV. Al-Ghazzali V. To Ibn Sab'in and
End of Muwahhids VI. To Present Situation APPENDICES Illustrative
Documents in Translation Selected Bibliography Chronological Table
Index
This book constitutes a journey into the obscure field of
sectarian-guided discourses of radical Islamist groups. It provides
new insights into the ideological mechanisms utilized by such
organizations to incite sectarian conflicts and recruit local and
foreign guardians to their alleged cause. This book examines
diverse aspects and dimensions of the discourses of Sunni-based
ISIS and Shia-based al-Hashd al-Shaabi and explores manipulative
and ideological discursive strategies utilized by media outlets
associated with these groups. It delves into linguistic and
contextual activities, implicit and explicit messages within the
discourses of various media outlets operating in the heart of the
Middle East. It also scrutinizes and explains aspects of
politicization, religionization and sectarianization within the
media discourse of terrorist groups in the digital era.
Islamic theology had to wait a long time before being granted a
place in the European universities. That happened above all in
German-speaking areas, and this led to the development of new
theological and religious pedagogical approaches. This volume
presents one such approach and discusses it from various
perspectives. It takes up different theological and religious
pedagogical themes and reflects on them anew from the perspective
of the contemporary context. The primary focus is on contemporary
challenges and possible answers from the perspective of Islamic
theology and religious pedagogy. It discusses general themes like
the location of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy at secular
European universities. The volume also explores concrete
challenges, such as the extent to which Islamic religious pedagogy
can be conceptualised anew, how it should deal with its own
theological tradition in the contemporary context, and how a
positive attitude towards worldview and religious plurality can be
cultivated. At issue here are foundations of a new interpretation
of Islam that takes into account both a reflective approach to the
Islamic tradition and the contemporary context. In doing so, it
gives Muslims the opportunity to take their own thinking further.
This book is the first analysis of parental care regimes in Muslim
jurisdictions, both in a comparative and country-specific sense. It
contains the proceedings of a workshop on Parental Care and the
Best Interests of the Child in Muslim Countries that the Max Planck
Research Group "Changes in God's Law: An Inner-Islamic Comparison
of Family and Succession Law" hosted in Rabat, Morocco in April
2015. This workshop saw a total of 15 country reports presented on
questions of custody, guardianship and their development within
different Muslim jurisdictions (ranging from Indonesia to Morocco),
a number of which are included in full in the book. Each of these
country reports contains a historical perspective on the evolution
of domestic rules regarding custody and guardianship, and on the
introduction and development of the notion of the best interests of
the child. Most importantly, the prevailing legal norms, both
substantive and procedural, are explored and particular attention
is given to legal practice and the role of the judiciary. In
addition to a selection of country reports from the workshop, the
volume includes two comparative analyses on questions of parental
care in both public and private international law. With a high
practical relevance for legal practitioners working in the area of
cross-border custody disputes and the most up-to-date assessment of
parental care regimes beyond a pure analysis of statutory law, this
book combines a number of country reports authored by experts who
have worked or are still based in the respective countries they are
reporting on and thus contains in-depth discussions of legal
practice and custody law in action. Nadjma Yassari is Director of
the Research Group "Changes in God's Law: An Inner-Islamic
Comparison of Family and Succession Law" while Lena- Maria Moeller
and Imen Gallala-Arndt are Senior Research Fellows at the Max
Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in
Hamburg and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in
Halle respectively.
The three-volume project 'Concepts and Methods for the Study of
Chinese Religions' is a timely review of the history of the study
of Chinese religions, reconsiders the present state of analytical
and methodological theories, and initiates a new chapter in the
methodology of the field itself. The three volumes raise
interdisciplinary and cross-tradition debates, and engage
methodologies for the study of East Asian religions with Western
voices in an active and constructive manner. Within the overall
project, this volume addresses the intellectual history and
formation of critical concepts that are foundational to the Chinese
religious landscape. These concepts include lineage, scripture,
education, discipline, religion, science and scientism,
sustainability, law and rites, and the religious sphere. With these
topics and approaches, this volume serves as a reference for
graduate students and scholars interested in Chinese religions, the
modern cultural and intellectual history of China (including
mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Chinese communities
overseas), intellectual and material history, and the global
academic discourse of critical concepts in the study of religions.
Islam and China are topics of relevance and contention in today's
economic, political and religious climate. In this work, Tiffany
Cone makes an important contribution to these contemporary
discourses through an ethnographic case study of Islamic leadership
and the cultivation of charismatic power by Sufi disciples at a
shrine site in Northwest China. Though this volume focuses on a
specific religious community, it carries valuable insights into
religious unity, syncretism and religious legitimacy, materialism
and religious integrity, and the stability of religious
institutions in light of rapid economic growth. Cultivating
Charismatic Power speaks to global concerns about the rise of a
militant Islam and an increasingly aggressive Chinese State. As
such, it will appeal to scholars and practitioners across a range
of fields including anthropology, philosophy, religious studies,
Islamic Studies, and Chinese Studies.
Gershon Brin examines the development of biblical law, suggesting
that it may be due to different authors with different legal
outlooks, or that the differing policies were required in response
to different social needs, etc. Biblical laws appearing in the Dead
Sea Scrolls literature are treated in a separate unit. Study of
this subject can shed light both on the biblical laws as such, as
well as on the manner of their reworking by the Judaean Desert
sect. Brin also discusses here questions of the style, the idea,
and the historical and ideological background underlying the
reworking of these laws in Qumran. The second part of the book
presents a comprehensive picture of the issues involved in the laws
of the first-born, a subject that has legal, social and religious
implications.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Offering key
insights into critical debates on the construction, management and
destruction of heritage in Muslim contexts, this volume considers
how Islamic heritages are constructed through texts and practices
which award heritage value. It examines how the monolithic
representation of Islamic heritage (as a singular construct) can be
enriched by the true diversity of Islamic heritages and how
endangerment and vulnerability in this type of heritage construct
can be re-conceptualized. Assessing these questions through an
interdisciplinary lens including heritage studies, anthropology,
history, conservation, religious studies and archaeology, this
pivot covers global and local examples including heritage case
studies from Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, and
Pakistan.
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