The Concept of Belief in Islamic Theology A Semantic Analysis of Iman and Islam

'Belief' was historically the first and the most important of all the theological concepts in Islam, and it raised in the first few centuries of Islamic culture a number of problems of real significance. Some of them were literally problems of life and death to the growing Muslim community...

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Main Author: IZUTSU, TOSHIHIKO 1914-1993 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur Islamic Book Trust 2006
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Summary:'Belief' was historically the first and the most important of all the theological concepts in Islam, and it raised in the first few centuries of Islamic culture a number of problems of real significance. Some of them were literally problems of life and death to the growing Muslim community, as they are still today. By methodically analyzing these problems and the major concepts underlying them, this study throws light upon one of the most interesting phases of the history of Islamic thought. 'The danger of the free practice of takfár', 'the relation between ámàn and islàm', 'belief and knowledge', 'belief and work' are some of the key concepts explored by the author in depth and analyzed in the light of earlier studies, such as the works of Imàm Ghazàlá and Imàm Ibn Taymiyyah.
Item Description:First published 1965 by Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, Keio University
Includes index
Physical Description:xi, 319 pages illustrations 23 cm
ISBN:9789839154702
9839154702