| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages) |
| Series |
Islamic history and civilization. studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 174 |
|
Islamic history and civilization ; v. 174.
|
| Contents |
1. Ghulām Khalīl -- 2. The Kitāb Sharḥ al-Sunna -- 3. The Third/Ninth Century -- 4. Toward Common Ground |
| Summary |
"This pioneering study casts important new light on key issues in the development of dogmatic instruction in early Islam, as it examines the creed written by the Basrian and Baghdadi Sunni preacher Ghulām Khalīl (d. 275/888). It includes a critical edition of the Arabic text and an English translation of what appears to be one of the earliest statements of religious beliefs in Islam. In particular, this book argues convincingly that this influential text was authored by the ninth century Ghulām Khalīl rather than the Hanbali preacher of Baghdad, al-Barbahārī- a claim repeatedly made by modern scholars, both Western and Eastern.The present publication broaches multi-layered themes with the aim of specifying the parameters of this "Muslim Creed" in terms of the composite relationship between its content and its origin. In addition, it tackles the important question of what may have led modern Salafis to embrace the doctrinal positions of this particular statement of belief and practice and, perhaps more importantly, to pursue its "institutionalization" as a religious orthodoxy"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
In English and Arabic; translated from Arabic |
|
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 12, 2020) |
| Subject |
Khalīl, Ghulām, -888. Sharḥ al-sunnah
|
|
Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
|
|
Sunna -- Early works to 1800
|
|
Islam -- Doctrines
|
|
Sunna
|
| Genre/Form |
Early works
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Khalīl, Ghulām, -888.
Sharḥ al-sunnah
|
|
Khalīl, Ghulām, -888.
Sharḥ al-sunnah. English
|
|
Günther, Sebastian, author
|
| LC no. |
2020009929 |
| ISBN |
9004429050 |
|
9789004429055 |
|
