The Attributes of God: Daf' Shubah Al-tashbih Bi-akaff Al-tanzih - Brossura

Al-jaziri, Abd Al-rahman

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ISBN 10: 0955235901 ISBN 13: 9780955235900

Casa editrice: Amal Pr, 2006

Riassunto

This highly controversial treatise, written in the 12th century by one of Islam’s most prolific writers, takes a strong stance against fellow Hanbali traditionists, refuting those who espoused an anthropomorphic conception of God. The nuances surrounding the intense debate of figurative interpretation and literalism in the medieval Muslim world are clearly translated and accessible to the layperson as well as Islamic scholars, while detailed appendices delve deeper into the way medieval intellectuals interpreted ambiguous Koranic texts and provide thorough biographies of great theological thinkers of the Muslim world.

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Recensione:

After the decline of the Mu`tazila in the tenth century, the rise of the Hanbalis and their insistence upon the precedence of revelation over human reason is often thought to mark an end to theological inquiry. But works such as this reveal the persistent importance of issues raised in the earliest period of debate. The Hanbali, Ibn al-Jawzi insists that the rational insistence upon the transcendence of God must temper interpretations of the anthropomorphic references to God in the Qur'an, and urges his fellow-believers to see the error of over-literalist approaches. This fine translation by Abdullah bin Hamid Ali will enable readers to enter a world of continuing debate, and allow them to glimpse the issues at stake where human minds sought to touch the mind of God. --David Thomas, Reader in Christianity and Islam, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham

... a scholarly translation of Ibn al-Jawzi's critical examination of sixty Islamic traditions that were at the center of an intense debate concerning the nature of God. Finely annotated by Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali, this work introduces the reader to the intricacies of twelfth-century Islamic theological reasoning--reasoning that provides a basis for the critical elaboration of Islamic theology even in our times. A valuable appendix highlights and elaborates on the figurative interpretation of the Quran by early Muslim scholars; thus providing the context in which these medieval traditions can be understood today. --Gerhard Bowering, Professor of Islamic Studies, Yale University

A valuable contribution that will help bring about some clarity for the Muslim community --Imam Zaid Shakir, Scholr-in-Residence, Zaytuna Institute

L'autore:

'Abd al-Rahman al-Jawzi was the Imam of the Hanbalis and is considered one of the most prolific Islamic writers to date.Abdullah bin Hamid Ali is an Islamic chaplain at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pennsylvania. He lives in Philadelphia.Khalid Yahya Blankinship is an associate professor and chair of the department of religion at Temple University. He is the author ofThe End of the Jihad State: The Reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. He has also translated two volumes ofThe History of al-Tabari. He lives in Philadelphia.

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• Editore: Amal Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0955235901
• ISBN 13: 9780955235900
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 169