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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... Zoroastrianism.20 The developed Jewish, Zoroastrian and Islamic angelologies all show a high degree of interaction between the divine and human spheres. Christianity, particularly in the late-Antique period and beyond, developed in a ...
... is evidence that in pre-Islamic Arabian religion, the 'morning star' (Venus) was associated with the male god 'Athtar. 86 Angelic beings, isfahbāds were 87 responsible for astral bodies in Zoroastrianism, but again these.
... Zoroastrianism, but again these are not usually considered female. Furthermore, the names of the Banāt Allāh are clearly Arabic names, and are not in the standard form of Jewish and Christian angelic nomenclature. Hawting also does not ...
... Zoroastrian angel, but it is not necessarily the case that that particular angel is conceived in the same way after ... Zoroastrianism during the exilic period, 5 but this has now been largely rejected. 6 A similar trend can be seen in ...
... Zoroastrians during the Babylonian exile. This chapter will look at the different types of angelic names included in al-Suyūṭī's al-Ḥabāʾik fī akhbār al-malāʾik, attempting to locate their origin and the significance of their ...
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 |