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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... references and index. 1. Angels–Islam. I. Suyuti, 1445 – 1505. Ḥabāʾik fī akhbār al-malāʾik. English. II. Title. BP166.89.B87 2011 297.2′15–dc23 2011027021 ISBN: 978-0-415-67292-4 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-14497-8 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324 ...
... reference to angels.'3 In fact, belief in angels is necessary in Islam and their rejection constitutes kufr (unbelief). 4 This strong stance on angels can be seen quite clearly in the Qur'ān itself: 'Whoever is an enemy to God and His ...
... references to angels in the Qur'ān, 18 particularly in relation to their roles in eschatology and revelation, and, as such, the Qur'ān provides a solid basis from which the Islamic tradition developed. One of the aims of this book is to ...
... reference to qa'īdun ('sitting') in Q. 50:17: 'When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right and one on the left.' Islamic tradition maintained that there were two angels, one each on the left and the right, who were ...
... reference in the Qur'ān to the 'daughters of God' (Banāt Allāh: al-Lāt, al-'Uzza and Manāt) obviously presents problems for this argument: if the Qur'ān is aimed at monotheists, who are these pagan deities? In the final chapter of the ...
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 |