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1 online resource |
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East |
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Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Part I Angels, Islam and al-Suyūṭī's al-Ḥabāʼik fī akhbār al-malāʼik; 1 Angels in Classical Islam and contemporary scholarship; Classical sources on angels; Modern scholarship on angels in Islam; 2 Al-Suyūṭī and his works; Al-Suyūṭī in his historical and religious context; Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī: methodology and sources; The purpose of al-Ḥabāʼik and its audience; Part II Themes in Islamic angelology; 3 Naming angels; Theophoric names; Function names; Function names without malak |
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Other miscellaneous angelic namesTrends in angelic nomenclature in Islam; 4 Imagining angels; The physical form of angels; Angels of great size; Finer detailing, clothing, jewellery and colours; Angelic iconography in Islam; 5 Angelic companions; From cradle to grave and beyond; Angels and God's presence on earth; Angels and ritual; Angelic intermediaries; 6 Angels and theology; Hierarchy and status; Angelic substance; God, angels, salvation history and prophecy; Are theological beliefs about angels incoherent?; Part III Translation of al-Suyūṭī's al-Ḥabāʼik fī akhbār al-malāʼik |
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7 Al-Suyūṭī's al-Ḥabāʼik fī akhbār al-malāʼikA Description of the manuscripts used; [B] British Library, Or. 9026(1) fol. 1r-65r, l. 9; [L] University of Leiden, Or. 474(28) fol. 187v-245r; The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels; What is mentioned concerning the necessity of belief in angels; The origin of the creation of the angels and the proof that they are bodies in contradiction to the philosophers; The great abundance of the angels; The four archangels who are in charge of the command of the world; What is said concerning Gabriel (peace be upon him) |
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What is said concerning Michael (peace be upon him)What is said concerning Isrāfīl (peace be upon him); What is said concerning the Angel of Death (peace be upon him); What is said about the Bearers of the Throne (peace be upon them); What is said about the Spirit (peace be upon him); What is said about Riḍwān, Mālik and the Keepers of the [Garden and the] Fire (peace be upon them); What is said about al-Sijill (peace be upon him); What is said about Hārūt and Mārūt [peace be upon them both]; What is said about the Sakīna (peace be upon him) |
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What is said about the Noble Watching Scribes (peace be upon them)Part IV Conclusions; 8 Angels in Islam and Islamic angelology; Angels and cross-cultural exchange; Angels in Islam: al-Suyūṭī's perspective; Appendix A: Summary of the ḥadīth not translated; Appendix B: Named sources of ḥadīth in al-Ḥabāʼik fī akhbār al-malāʼik; Notes; Bibliography; Abbreviations (Journals, Encyclopaedia and Monographs); Abbreviations (Jewish and Christian Texts); Primary Sources (Muslim); Primary Sources (Non-Muslim); Secondary Sources; Indexes; Index of Qurʼānic Citations |
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Angels are a basic tenet of belief in Islam, appearing in various types and genres of text, from eschatology to law and theology to devotional material. This book presents the first comprehensive study of angels in Islam, through an analysis of a collection of traditions (hadīth) compiled by the 15th century polymath Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūtī (d. 911/1505). With a focus on the principal angels in Islam, the author provides an analysis and critical translation of hadith included in al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik ('The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels') - many of which are translated into English for the first time. The book discusses the issues that the hadīth raise, exploring why angels are named in particular ways; how angels are described and portrayed in the hadīth; the ways in which angels interact with humans; and the theological controversies which feature angels. From this it is possible to place al-Suyūtī's collection in its religious and historical milieu, building on the study of angels in Judaism and Christianity to explore aspects of comparative religious beliefs about angels as well as relating Muslim beliefs about angels to wider debates in Islamic Studies. Broadening the study of Islamic angelology and providing a significant amount of newly translated primary source material, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Islam, divinity, and comparative religion |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-322) and indexes |
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In English with Arabic translations |
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Suyūṭī, Ǧalāl-ad-Dīn ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmān Ibn-Abī-Bakr as- 1445-1505 gnd |
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Suyūtī, Galāl ad-Dīn. idszbz |
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Angels -- Islam.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Angels -- Islam
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Angelologie
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Engel Motiv
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Islam
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Engel.
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Islam.
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Änglar -- Islam.
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Electronic book
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Suyūṭī, 1445-1505.
Habāʼik fī akhbār al-malāʼik. English
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| ISBN |
9781136504730 |
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1136504737 |
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9780203144978 |
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020314497X |
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