Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious LiteratureNorman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi, Andrew Rippin This sourcebook presents more than fifty new translations of key Islamic texts. Edited and translated by three leading specialists it illustrates the growth of Islamic thought from its seventh-century origins to the end of the medieval period. |
Contents
Part I Formation and Salvation History | 1 |
Part II Elaboration of the Tradition | 95 |
GlossaryIndex | 269 |
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Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature Norman Calder,Jawid Mojaddedi,Andrew Rippin Limited preview - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
A˙mad Abd Allåh ibn accepted according actions acts ad•th answer Arabic asked attribute authority become believe called chapter charity clear collection comes command commentary companions concerning considered created decree divine established evil faculty faith father fear first Further reading Gabriel give given God’s heard heart human ibn Abd idolaters Imåm intellect interpretation Islam jurist killed knowledge known leave letter Lord matter meaning mentioned messenger messenger of God Mu˙ammad ibn Muslim opinion permissible person poor prayer presented proof prophet provides Qurån reached reading receive recited reference regarding religion replied representative returned revealed ruling scholar sent separate someone Source text speak speech sunna things told tradition translated true truth turned Umar unbelievers Uthmån verse written zakåt