Attributes of God in Islamic Thought

Contemplating Allah

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvMansooreh Khalilizand,Germany) Khalilizand, Mansooreh (University of Freiburg

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The debate over Allah’s attribute—the “nature” and the inner articulation of Allah—is one of the focal debates in the intellectual history of Islam. This edited collection aims to highlight and examine some aspects of this debate in their original context, based on the relevant primary literature.By showing that even an apparently self-evident concept such as Allah, which lies at the heart of every reading of Islam, is highly ambiguous and polysemous, the chapters also emphasise the plurality that has always existed in Islamic thought. Through highlighting the philosophical and theological reflections on the concept of Allah, the results of this study challenge the juristic reading of Islam, in which Allah’s function consists mainly in providing a detailed plan for the human life and also rewarding or punishing the ones who deviates from it. The book also attempts to demonstrate the relevance and the actuality of the tradition and to stress its contemporaneity.This volume makes a significant part of the intellectual tradition of Islam accessible for students and scholars of Islamic theology, Islamic philosophy, Islamic studies and the like, as well as providing a secondary source for teaching on the debate in question.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-07-30
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy
Antal sidor262
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032571591

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