Before Revelation
the boundaries of Muslim moral thought
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Author
Publication
1995 - State University of New York Press, Albany, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
63,750 words, Guess
Page Count
255 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1089290M
- ISBN-100791422895
- OCLC Control Number30156381
- OCLC Control Numberbeforerevelation0000rein
- Library of Congress Control Number94013372
and 2 more
- LibraryThing4321552
- Goodreads3871025
Classifications
- DDC297/.2
- LCCBP166.1 .R45 1995
Description
Before Revelation studies the development of Muslim jurisprudential and theological thought as expressed in the extensive dispute over the assessment of acts that took place before the arrival of Revelation. Between the ninth and nineteenth centuries Muslims debated, often fiercely, the question, "What is the value of an actmoving from place to place, breathing, or eating a tasty food, for instance - before Revelation arrives?" That is, Muslims, whose existence as Muslims derived from the Quranic Revelation, debated whether acts could be called "good," or reprehensible," before the Quran. This book analyzes that prolonged debate from a History of Religions perspective, using sources from the Muslim sciences of jurisprudential theory (usul al-fiqh) and theology (kalam).
Subjects
Series Statement
- SUNY series in Middle Eastern studies
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