Roy Jackson

Fifty Key Figures in Islam (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, Fifty Key Figures in Islam explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1,500 years.

Covering key figures such as the Prophet Muhammad, Suleiman 'the Magnificent' and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), the entry for each figure includes:

• biographical details
• a presentation and analysis of their main ideas
• an account of their impact and influence within and, if appropriate, beyond the Islamic tradition
• list of major works and additional reading.

Fully cross-referenced for ease of use, this clearly presented work is ideal for those interested in or studying the area, and could not have come at a more fascinating time in history for Islam.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134257218
• Artikelnr.: 38256898

Autorenporträt

Roy Ahmad Jackson has been a lecturer and writer on religion and philosophy for over fifteen years. He has lectured in Islamic Studies at various universities, including the University of Durham and King's College London. He has previously written books on Nietzsche, Plato, Islam and the philosophy of religion.

Inhaltsangabe

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Prophet Muhammad (c. 570
632) 2. Abu Bakr (c.570
634) 3. Umar ibn al
Khattab (c. 581
644) 4. Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 596
661) 5. Mu'awiya (c. 602
680) 6. Abu Hanifa (c.699
767) 7. Malik ibn Anas (c. 709
795) 8. Rabi'a of Basra (c. 717
801). 9. Muhammad al
Shafi'i (768
820) 10. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780
855). 11. Al
Ma'mun (786
833) 12. Yaqub ibn Ishaq al
Kindi (c.801
873) 13. Abu al
Hasan al
Ashari (837
935). 14. Muhammad al
Tabari (839
923). 15. Abu Nasr al
Farabi (c.870
950) 16. Ubaydallah 'Al
Mahdi' (c.873
934) 17. Abu al
Hasan Ali al
Mawardi (972
1058) 18. Abu Ali ibn Sina ('Avicenna') (980
1037) 19. Abu Hamid Muhammad al
Ghazzali (1058
1111) 20. Mahmud ibn Umar al
Zamakhshari (1075
1144). 21. Abu al
Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd ('Averroes') (1126
98) 22. Salah al
Din ('Saladin') (1138
1193) 23. Yahya Suhrawardi (1154
1191) 24. Ibn Arabi (1165
1240). 25. Nasir al
Din Tusi (1201
1274) 26. Jalal al
Din Rumi (1207
1273) 27. Ibn Taymiyya (1263
1328) 28. Abd al
Rahman ibn Khaldun (1332
1406) 29. Al
Suyuti (1445
1505) 30. Suleiman 'the Magnificent' (c.1494
1566) 31. Emperor Akbar (1542
1605) 32. Sadr al
Din Shirazi 'Mulla Sadra' (c.1572
1640) 33. Shah Wali
Allah (1703
62). 34. Muhammad ibn Abd al
Wahhab (1703
92). 35. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817
98) 36. Sayyid Jamal al
Din 'Al
Afghani' (1838/9
97) 37. Muhammad Abduh (1849
1905) 38. Rashid Rida (1865
1935) 39. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1873
1938) 40. Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini (1902
89) 41. Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi (1903
79) 42. Hasan al
Bana (1906
49) 43. Sayyid Qutb (1906
66) 44. Muhammad Taha (1908
85) 45. El
Hajj Malik El
Shabazz ('Malcolm X') (1925
1965) 46. Hasan Al
Turabi (b. 1932) 47. Ali Shariati (1933
77) 48. Hasan Hanafi (b.1935) 49. Rachid Ghannoushi (b. 1941) 50. Abd al
Karim Soroush (b.1945)

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Prophet Muhammad (c. 570-632) 2. Abu Bakr (c.570-634) 3. Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 581-644) 4. Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 596-661) 5. Mu'awiya (c. 602-680) 6. Abu Hanifa (c.699 - 767) 7. Malik ibn Anas (c. 709 - 795) 8. Rabi'a of Basra (c. 717 - 801). 9. Muhammad al-Shafi'i (768-820) 10. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855). 11. Al-Ma'mun (786-833) 12. Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi (c.801-873) 13. Abu al-Hasan al-Ashari (837-935). 14. Muhammad al-Tabari (839-923). 15. Abu Nasr al-Farabi (c.870-950) 16. Ubaydallah 'Al-Mahdi' (c.873-934) 17. Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Mawardi (972-1058) 18. Abu Ali ibn Sina ('Avicenna') (980-1037) 19. Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazzali (1058-1111) 20. Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (1075-1144). 21. Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd ('Averroes') (1126-98) 22. Salah al-Din ('Saladin') (1138-1193) 23. Yahya Suhrawardi (1154-1191) 24. Ibn Arabi (1165-1240). 25. Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274) 26. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) 27. Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) 28. Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) 29. Al-Suyuti (1445-1505) 30. Suleiman 'the Magnificent' (c.1494-1566) 31. Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) 32. Sadr al-Din Shirazi 'Mulla Sadra' (c.1572-1640) 33. Shah Wali-Allah (1703-62). 34. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-92). 35. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817-98) 36. Sayyid Jamal al-Din 'Al-Afghani' (1838/9-97) 37. Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) 38. Rashid Rida (1865-1935) 39. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938) 40. Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-89) 41. Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi (1903-79) 42. Hasan al-Bana (1906-49) 43. Sayyid Qutb (1906-66) 44. Muhammad Taha (1908-85) 45. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz ('Malcolm X') (1925-1965) 46. Hasan Al-Turabi (b. 1932) 47. Ali Shariati (1933-77) 48. Hasan Hanafi (b.1935) 49. Rachid Ghannoushi (b. 1941) 50. Abd al-Karim Soroush (b.1945)

Rezensionen

Who says what in the name of Islam has become one of the most hotly contested issues of this century. Here we have a comprehensive account of the core ideas of Islamic thinkers, from its founding fathers to the present day, in one volume. Understanding the intellectual traditions of Islam has never been easier!

Professor Anoush Ehteshami, Durham University