The essentials of Ibadi Islam / Valerie J. Hoffman.

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Hoffman, Valerie J. (Valerie Jon), 1954-

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TextSeries: Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle EastPublication details: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (328 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780815650843
0815650841

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Essentials of Ibadi Islam.DDC classification:

297.8/33 23

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BP195.I3 H64 2012

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Contents:

Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Al-'Aqida 'I-Wahbiyya / Nasir b. Salim b. 'Udayyam al-Rawahi -- Author's Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Knowledge of God's Unity -- Chapter 2. The Knowledge of God -- Chapter 3. God's Essence and Attributes -- Chapter 4. The Roots of Religion, the Impossibility of Seeing God, and What Is Necessary and Impossible for God -- Chapter 5. Affiliation (Walaya) and Dissociation (Bara'a) -- Chapter 6. How to Deal with People Who Are Not of Muhammad's Umma -- Chapter 7. Knowledge and Action -- Part 3. 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Thamini al-Mus'abi on God's Power and Human Acts, from Kitab Ma'alim al-Din -- Chapter 3. On the Necessity of the Absolute Oneness of God Most High -- Chapter 4. On What Is Possible Concerning the Most High -- Glossary -- Biographical Dictionary.

Summary: "Ibadi Islam is a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains active today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Despite its antiquity, it has often been misunderstood and remains little known. Seeking to redress this gap and to introduce this influential Islamic school to the non-Arabic-speaking world, Hoffman offers the first book-length overview of Ibadi theology published in English. Beginning with a concise overview of Ibadi history, Hoffman delineates the sectarian movement's role in the development of Islamic thought, tracing its distinctive teachings and literary history. In the second section, she provides annotated translations of two complementary modern Ibadi theological texts. This unique volume elucidates the religious and political thought by allowing the Ibadi tradition to speak for itself. The Essentials of Ibadi Islam gives readers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, a rare opportunity to understand the major teachings of Ibadi Islam."--Publisher's website.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ibadi Islam is a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains active today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Despite its antiquity, it has often been misunderstood and remains little known. Seeking to redress this gap and to introduce this influential Islamic school to the non-Arabic-speaking world, Hoffman offers the first book-length overview of Ibadi theology published in English. Beginning with a concise overview of Ibadi history, Hoffman delineates the sectarian movement's role in the development of Islamic thought, tracing its distinctive teachings and literary history. In the second section, she provides annotated translations of two complementary modern Ibadi theological texts. This unique volume elucidates the religious and political thought by allowing the Ibadi tradition to speak for itself. The Essentials of Ibadi Islam gives readers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, a rare opportunity to understand the major teachings of Ibadi Islam."--Publisher's website.