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Angels in Islam: Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuti's Al-Haba'ik Fi Akhbar Al-mala'ik

By S. R. Burge

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2012
ISBN
2011027021, 9780415672924, 9780203144978
Language
english
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PDF
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7 MB (7331677 bytes)
Series
Culture and Civilization in the Middle East, 31
Pages
\352
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2021-04-19 10:46:05

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements PART I Angels, Islam and al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik 1 Angels in Classical Islam and contemporary scholarship Classical sources on angels Modern scholarship on angels in Islam 2 Al-Suyūṭī and his works Al-Suyūṭī in his historical and religious context Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī: methodology and sources The purpose of al-Ḥabā’ik and its audience PART II Themes in Islamic angelology 3 Naming angels Theophoric names Function names Function names without malak Other miscellaneous angelic names Trends in angelic nomenclature in Islam 4 Imagining angels The physical form of angels Angels of great size Finer detailing, clothing, jewellery and colours Angelic iconography in Islam 5 Angelic companions From cradle to grave and beyond Angels and God’s presence on earth Angels and ritual Angelic intermediaries 6 Angels and theology Hierarchy and status Angelic substance God, angels, salvation history and prophecy Are theological beliefs about angels incoherent? PART III Translation of al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik 7 Al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik A Description of the manuscripts used [B] British Library, Or. 9026(1) fol. 1r–65r, l. 9 [L] University of Leiden, Or. 474(28) fol. 187v–245r The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels What is mentioned concerning the necessity of belief in angels The origin of the creation of the angels and the proof that they are bodies in contradiction to the philosophers The great abundance of the angels The four archangels who are in charge of the command of the world What is said concerning Gabriel (peace be upon him) What is said concerning Michael (peace be upon him) What is said concerning Isrāfīl (peace be upon him) What is said concerning the Angel of Death (peace be upon him) What is said about the Bearers of the Throne (peace be upon them) What is said about the Spirit (peace be upon him) What is said about Riḍwān, Mālik and the Keepers of the [Garden and the] Fire (peace be upon them) What is said about al-Sijill (peace be upon him) What is said about Hārūt and Mārūt [peace be upon them both] What is said about the Sakīna (peace be upon him) What is said about the Noble Watching Scribes (peace be upon them) PART IV Conclusions 8 Angels in Islam and Islamic angelology Angels and cross-cultural exchange Angels in Islam: al-Suyūṭī’s perspective Appendix A: Summary of the ḥadīth not translated Appendix B: Named sources of ḥadīth in al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik Notes Bibliography Abbreviations ( Journals, Encyclopaedia and Monographs) Abbreviations (Jewish and Christian Texts) Primary Sources (Muslim) Primary Sources (Non-Muslim) Secondary Sources Indexes Index of Qur’ānic Citations Index of Bible, Talmud, Psuedpigrapha and Apocrypha Index of Medieval Muslim Authors Index of Names and Subjects

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