Title The higher objectives of Islamic theology : toward a theory of Maqasid Al-Aqida / Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (193 pages) Series AAR reflection and theory in the study of religion Reflection and theory in the study of religion. Contents Cover -- Series -- The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Transliteration and Dating -- Introduction -- Important Definitions and Clarifications -- The Monograph's Epistemological Paradigm -- Key Arguments -- Structure of the Monograph -- Important Caveats -- Chapter 1: Historical Roots of Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda before al-​Ghazālī -- Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda with al-​Ghazālī -- Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda after al-​Ghazālī -- Muḥammad ʿAbduh's Contributions to Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda Explaining the Underdevelopment of Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- Chapter 2: Sources and Methods of Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- The Qur'ān and Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- The Sunna and Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda between Exotericism and Esotericism -- Chapter 3: From Maqāṣid al-​Sharīʿa to Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- "Interrogating" the Classical "Theory" of Maqāṣid al-​Sharīʿa -- "Generating" the Higher Objective(s) of Islamic Theology -- The Nature of the Islamic Truth -- Chapter 4: "Integrating" the "Tools" of Maqāṣid al-​Sharīʿa into Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda -- Definition and Transmission Al-​Firqa al-​Nājiya in al-​Ḍarūriyyāt, al-​Ḥājiyyāt, and al-​Taḥsīniyyāt -- Faith vis-​à-​vis Deeds in al-​Ḍarūriyyāt, al-​Ḥājiyyāt, and al-​Taḥsīniyyāt -- The Prophet Muḥammad in al-​Ḍarūriyyāt and al-​Ḥājiyyāt -- Chapter 5: Why Does Maqāṣid al-​ʿAqīda Matter? -- The Maqāṣidī-​Oriented Approach and Treating the Wahhabi-​Shiite Conflict -- Conclusions -- The Way Forward -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary In The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology, Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour introduces a new field of inquiry to the Islamic tradition by basing it on a scheme of core values (Truth, Justice, Beauty), instead of a scheme of hudud (penalties), arguing that the tradition's current overemphasis on law (justice) has relegated both theology (truth) and Sufism (beauty) to the periphery of the tradition Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 15, 2023) Subject Islam -- Doctrines. Islamic law. Islam -- Doctrines Islamic law Form Electronic book ISBN 0197648657 9780197648650

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