Overview

These 24 studies on specific symbols, images and icons from the Muslim tradition are authored by scholars from around the world. Divided into four sections, the Divine, the Spiritual, the Physical, and the Societal, they examine theological issues, such as divine unity, creation, wrath, and justice, as well as spiritual subjects, such as the straight path, servitude, perfection, the jinn, intoxication, and the status of Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Essays also explore the symbolism of physical elements such as water, trees, seas, ships, food, the male sexual organ, eyebrows, and camels; and the significance of more socially-centered subjects such as the center, ijtihad, governance, otherness, Ashura, and Arabic. Drawing from the Qur'an and Sunnah, the essays address these topics with tact and respect from a position that appreciates exegetical diversity while remaining within the realm of unity.

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Author:   John Andrew Morrow
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780786458486

ISBN 10:   0786458488
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   25 November 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction delete(John Andrew Morrow) The Divine Divine Unity delete(John Andrew Morrow) Creation delete(Anna Maria Martelli) Wrath delete(Amar Sellam) Justice delete(Hisham M. Ramadan) The Spiritual The Path delete(John Andrew Morrow) Servitude delete(Mustapha Naoui Kheir) Perfection delete(John Andrew Morrow) The Jinn delete(Anna Maria Martelli) Intoxication delete(Matthew Long) Fatimah delete(Bridget Blomfield) The Physical Water delete(Cyrus Ali Zargar) The Tree delete(Said Mentak) The Sea delete(Naglaa Saad M. Hassan) The Ship delete(Said Mentak) Food delete(Naglaa Saad M. Hassan) The Phallus delete(Mahdi Tourage) Eyebrows delete(Aida Shahlar Gasimova) The Camel delete(Mohamed Elkouche) The Societal Center delete(Hamza Zeghlache) Ijtihad delete(Sayyed Hassan Vahdati Shobeiri) Governance delete(Zahur Ahmed Choudhri and Zahid Shahab Ahmed) Otherness delete(Mohamed Elkouche) Ashura delete(Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani) Arabic delete(John Andrew Morrow) About the Contributors Index

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John Andrew Morrow received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has worked at numerous colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. He has authored a large number of works, primarily in Hispanic, Native, and Islamic Studies.

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