Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ikAngels are a basic tenet of belief in Islam, appearing in various types and genres of text, from eschatology to law and theology to devotional material. This book presents the first comprehensive study of angels in Islam, through an analysis of a collection of traditions (hadīth) compiled by the 15th century polymath Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūtī (d. 911/1505). With a focus on the principal angels in Islam, the author provides an analysis and critical translation of hadith included in al-Suyuti’s al-Haba’ik fi akhbar al-mala’ik (‘The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels’) – many of which are translated into English for the first time. The book discusses the issues that the hadīth raise, exploring why angels are named in particular ways; how angels are described and portrayed in the hadīth; the ways in which angels interact with humans; and the theological controversies which feature angels. From this it is possible to place al-Suyūtī’s collection in its religious and historical milieu, building on the study of angels in Judaism and Christianity to explore aspects of comparative religious beliefs about angels as well as relating Muslim beliefs about angels to wider debates in Islamic Studies. Broadening the study of Islamic angelology and providing a significant amount of newly translated primary source material, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Islam, divinity, and comparative religion. |
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... 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 Throne289 (peace be upon them) What is said about the Spirit (peace be upon him) What is said about Riḍwān ...
... Isrāfīl's name [means] servant of the Merciful (ʿabd al-Raḥmān). 26 This ḥadīth and others like it give the three names meanings that are not strictly correct in the Hebrew sense; but the new meanings are revealing. Whereas the Hebrew ...
... Isrāfīl, Ismāʿīl, Riyāfīl, Ramyāʾīl, Sharahīl, Harahīl, Artiyāʾīl, ʿAzrāʾīl/ʿIzrāʾīl and Rūfīl. The Hebrew suffix almost always includes an aleph as part of the name of God -ʾēl. This is found as a hamza in some of the Arabic ...
... Isrāfīl are very common and can be found easily in tafsīrs and other ḥadīth collections, others are much rarer. It would seem plausible to suggest that the more popular angels and angelic names probably entered Islamic tradition early ...
... Isrāfīl and Ismāʿīl and angels that are almost unknown outside of individual texts. This implies that theophoric names, save those few popular angels, were not the main form of angelic nomenclature in Islam. Function. Names. The way in ...
Contents
Function Names Without Malak | |
Trends in Angelic Nomenclature in Islam | |
Angelic companions | |
Angels and theology | |
Translation of alSuyūṭīs alḤabāʾik fī akhbār almalāʾik | |
Angels in Islam and Islamic angelology | |
Appendix A Summary of the ḥadῑth not translated | |
Appendix B Named sources of ḥadῑth in alHabāʾik fῑ akhbār almalāʾik Notes | |
Index of Qurʾānic Citations | |
Index of Medieval Muslim Authors | |
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Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik Stephen Burge Limited preview - 2015 |
Angels in Islam: Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuṭī's Al-Ḥabāʼik Fī Akhbār Al-malāʼik S. R. Burge No preview available - 2012 |
Angels in Islam: Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuti's Al-Habaʼik Fi Akhbar Al-malaʼik S. R. Burge No preview available - 2011 |