Angels in Islam : Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik

ISBN-13: 9780415672924 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 352 str.

Stephen Burge

Opis

Angels are a basic tenet of belief for all Muslims, appearing in various types and genres of text, from eschatology to law and theology to devotional material. This book examines the role of angels in Islam and includes translations of relevant hadith.

By providing selected translations of the hIadAth in this collection, the majority of which have never been translated before, along with an analysis of the material it contains, the book thoroughly explores Islamic angelology within this work. From this it is possible to begin to investigate beliefs about angels in the wider hIadAth literature and in the Islamic tradition more generally, enabling the study of angels in Islam to be broadened beyond the relatively narrow scope currently seen in modern scholarship.

Recenzje

"In summary, Burge’s work provides readers with a well-written and well-researched presentation of the function of angels in Islamic theology. His book and translation have the potential to become a standard work on angels in Islamic theology and history."
Göran Larsson University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Spis treści

Part I: Angels, Islam and al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā'ik fī akhbār al-malā'ik  1. Angels in Classical Islam and Contemporary Scholarship  2. Al-Suyūṭī and his Works  Part II: Themes in Islamic Angelology  3. Naming Angels  4. Imagining Angels  5. Angelic Companions  6. Angels and Theology  Part III: Translation of al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā'ik fī akhbār al-malā'ik  7. Translation and Notes on al-Ḥabā'ik fī akhbār al-malā'ik  Part IV: Conclusions  8. Angels in Islam and Islamic Angelology.  Appendices

O autorze

Stephen Burge is a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. His main areas of research are in the life and works of al-Suyūtī, hadīth studies, tafsīr and angelology.