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The Formative Period Of Islamic Thought

by William Montgomery Watt

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  Description: This landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950. Based on a critique of original Arabic sources, it demonstrates how various religious and political movement within Islam contributed to what has become its standard form. The book features discussions of:

• the contribution of sects later regarded as heretical

• the key interaction of politics and religion throughout Islamic history

• the influence of Greek philosophy, including the debates between the Falasifa, Mu’tazilites and Hanbalites

• the maturing of Sunni theology

Combining in-depth scholarship with a reader friendly style that assumes no extended knowledge of the subject, The Formative Period of Islamic Thought is a significant contribution towards a clearer understanding of the main currents of ideas in this important period.



Contents: The beginnings (632-750) • The Kharijtes • The murder of ‘Uthman and its causes • The first Kharijites • Doctrinal developments among certain ‘rebels’ • The theoretical or moderate development of Kharijite doctrine • The significance of the Kharijite movement • Pro-shi ‘ite phenomena under the Umayyads • The Hashimite revolt during the Umayyad decline • The significance of a proto-Shi’ite phenomena • The nature of the problems • The Arab share in proto-Shi’ism •Al Mukhtar and the Mawaii • The period of quiescence • The general religious movement • Intellectual aspects of the movement • Political attitudes in the movement • Al-Hasan al-Basri • God’s determination of events • The political background • The background of the discussions • The arguments of the Qadarites and their opponents • The transformation of Qadarism • The use of the name ‘Qadariyya’ and its opposites • Faith and community • The application of the term ‘Murji’a • Reconstruction of the development • Membership of the community • The problem of ‘moral anxiety’ • Murji’ism as a heresy • The alleged sect of the Jahmiyya • The century of struggle • The establishment of the ‘Abbasids • The theoretical basis of ‘Abbasid rule • History and contemporary politics • The political struggle • The attraction of reasoning • The beginnings of systematic reasoning • The beginnings of Kalam • Early exponents of Kalam • Al-Kindi and the Falasifa • The great Mu’tazilites • The origins of Mu’tazilism • The schools of Basra and Baghdad • Political attitudes • The principle of ‘justice’ • The principle of ‘Unity’ • The triumph of Sunnism (850-945) • The polarity of Sunnism and Shi’ism • The political background • Aspects of Sunnite consolidation • The emergence of Sunnite self-awareness • The reshaping of Shi‘ism • The maturing of Sunnite theology • Ninth-century Sunnite theologians • The silver age of Mu’tazilism • The achievement fo al-Ash’ari • The relation of al-Maturidi to al-Ash’ari • The end of the formative period ISBN - 9781851681525
 


Pages : 424
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