The Muslim Creed :
A Contemporary Theological Study,
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by Amjad M. Hussain,
Published by The Islamic Texts Society,
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What do most Muslims believe in today and how have these theological beliefs been understood throughout the intellectual history of Islam? These are the questions that The Muslim Creed: A Contemporary Theological Study seeks to answer.
Dr Amjad Hussain presents a concise introduction to what Muslims believe in and practice, and also why they continue to do so in the twenty-first century. The work is divided into three parts: an introduction to Islamic creed and theology, including discussions of the schools of the
Ashʿariyya and the
Maturidiyya; the articles of faith and theology; and the future of Islamic theology. The reader is given an overview of the intellectual history of Islamic theology and an insight into contemporary Islamic theology through the six articles of the Islamic faith: God, the angels, the prophets and messengers, the sacred scriptures and the divine decree.
The Muslim Creed : A Contemporary Theological Study introduces the reader to the range of debates and discussions that have occurred in relation to the subject of creed and theology throughout Muslim history, including the opinions of various theologians who represent the unity as well as the diversity of Muslim theology. It also raises the subject of the future of Islamic theology and makes a genuine contribution to this debate.
Amjad M. Hussain is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University, Istanbul. He is also author of '
A Social History of Education In The Muslim World.'
Table of Contents :
---Dedication,
---Acknowledgements.
Part (1). Introduction,
---Chapter [1]. Islamic Creed and Theology,
------What is this book about?
------What is Islamic Theology?
------A Brief History of Islamic Theology,
------Sufism and Theology,
------Early Developments in Islam's Articles of Faith,
Part (2). Theology and the Articles of Faith,
---Chapter [2]. God, Most High,
------Islam: An Active Religion of the Twenty-First Century,
------Allah is God,
------A Different Concept of God,
------The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God,
------Transcendence and Immanence,
------God in Everyday Life,
------The Theological Positions,
------The Attributes of God,
------The Most Beautiful Names Belong to God.
---Chapter [3]. The Angels,
------Do Muslims Believe in Angels?
------Angels in Islamic Theology,
------Angels and Their Origin,
------Angels and the Prophet Muhammad,
may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
------The
Jinn in Islamic Theology,
------
Iblis, Angels,
Jinn and Infallibility,
------Angels and Humankind.
---Chapter [4]. The Prophets and Messengers' of God,
------Islam, The Primodorial Religion,
------What is a Prophet or a Messenger ?
------Why Did God Reveal Himself to Humankind?
------The Inerrancy of the Prophets,
------The Historical Cycle of Revelation,
------Prophets in the Sources,
------God's Prophets beyond the Abrahamic Tradition,
------Prophet Muhammad and the Importance of the
Sunna.
---Chapter [5]. The Scriptures,
------Meaning of the Term Scripture,
------The
Tawrat,
Zabur,
Injil and the Qur'an,
------The Qur'an; The Uncreated Word,
------Alteration or Misinterpretation ?
------The
Isra'iliyyat,
------Islam's Theology of Religions Meets the Study of Religion.
---Chapter [6]. The Hereafter and Islamic Eschatology,
------The Origin and the Return,
------The Microcosm and Macrocosm,
------The Lower World,
------The Intermediate Realm,
------The Signs of the Last Day,
------The Hereafter : Paradise and Hell.
---Chapter [7]. The Divine Decree
------God's Secret within Creation,
------Between Free Will and Determinism,
------The
Mu'tazali Position on the Divine Decree,
------The Middle Ground,
------Occasionalism and the Divine Decree.
Part (3). The Future of Islamic Theology,
---Chapter [8]. The Islamic Theology Today and Tomorow,
------The Rise and Fall of
'Ilm al-Kalam,
------The Crisis of Religions Today,
------Modern Challenges to Islamic Theology,
------Impediments to the Reintroduction of Islamic Theology,
------Towards a Modern Islamic Theology Based on the Traditional Schools.
---Bibliography,
---Index.
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