The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection

The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection

by JaneIdlemanSmith (Author), YvonneYazbeckHaddad (Author), Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Author), Jane Idleman Smith (Author)

Synopsis

This book provides a thorough and accessible guide to belief about the afterlife in the Sunni Muslim tradition. Drawing on the Qur'an, traditions, creeds, and theological commentaries, as well as interviews with Muslim clerics, the authors offer an overview of the Islamic eschatological narrative, describing the understanding of events beginning with the death of the individual and ending with habitation in the final abodes of recompense.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Published: 01 Nov 2002

ISBN 10: 0195156498
ISBN 13: 9780195156492

Media Reviews
... of great value for Islamic studies and all scholars interested in afterlife beliefs. * International Review of Biblical Studies *