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Format: 1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition: 1st, New ed.

ISBN: 9783035106855

Series Statement: Welten des Islams/Worlds of Islam/Mondes de l'Islam 4

Content: Religious Intolerance is on the rise. Debating religious freedom often means debating «West» versus «Islam». This book challenges crucial stereotypes around this issue. It explores the scope of the right to freedom of religion in the International Treaties and Declarations and investigates why this right creates misunderstandings and misconceptions that often lead to intolerance and discrimination in countries of various political, social, and cultural backgrounds. Islam and the West attempts to find reasons for the rise of religious intolerance. The author looks at the limitation of the religious symbols law in France and the anti-terrorism measures in the USA; she discusses also Religious minorities and Apostasy in Saudia Arabia and Egypt. Furthermore, she calls for extending the scope, asking questions such as: How do societies deal with different religions and beliefs? How could and do they find ways of reconciling their conflicting demands while protecting human worth? How can universal values be found and established?

Note: Doctoral Thesis , Contents: The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion – Limits of Muslims’ Freedom of Religion in the West – Limits of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Arab States.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783034305785

Language: English

DOI: 10.3726/978-3-0351-0685-5

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781479848102

Series Statement: Library of Arabic Literature ; 29

Content: Known as “one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature” (Banipal Magazine), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to a letter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qari. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibn al-Qari’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived with some difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists from the past. In al-Maarri’s imaginative telling, Ibn al-Qari also glimpses Hell and converses with the Devil and various heretics.Al-Ma'arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. Among other things, he introduces us to hypocrites, poets, princes, rebels, mystics, and apostates, with asides on piety, superstition, wine-drinking, old age, and other topics. This remarkable book is the first complete translation of this masterpiece into any language, all the more impressive because of Al-Ma'arri's highly ornate and difficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and his numerous obscure words and expressions. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , FOREWORD -- , ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE INTRODUCTION AND TRANSLATION -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , INTRODUCTION -- , A NOTE ON THE TEXT -- , NOTES TO THE TRANSLATIONS -- , THE EPISTLE OF IBN AL-QĀRIḤ -- , PREAMBLE -- , PARADISE(I) -- , THE SHEIK'S STORY OF HIS RESURRECTION, THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT, AND HIS ENTRY INTO PARADISE -- , PARADISE(II) -- , BETWEEN PARADISE AND HELL -- , HELL -- , RETURN TO PARADISE -- , ON HYPOCRISY -- , THE SHEIKH'SR RETURN TO ALEPPO -- , HERETICS, APOSTATES, AND IMPIOUS POETS -- , OLD AGE , GRAVE SINS, PILGRIMAGES AND SINCERE REPENTANCE -- , THE STOLEN DINARS AND THE NUMBER EIGHTY -- , NOTES -- , GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS -- , BIBLIOGRAPHY -- , FURTHER READING -- , INDEX -- , ABOUT THE NYU ABU DHABI INSTITUTE -- , ABOUT THE TRANSLATORS -- , THE LIBRARY OF ARABIC LITERATURE , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479848102

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479848102

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Format: 1 online resource (585 p.)

ISBN: 1-4798-4810-7

Series Statement: Library of Arabic Literature ; 29

Content: Known as “one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature” (Banipal Magazine), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to a letter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qari. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibn al-Qari’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived with some difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists from the past. In al-Maarri’s imaginative telling, Ibn al-Qari also glimpses Hell and converses with the Devil and various heretics.Al-Ma'arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. Among other things, he introduces us to hypocrites, poets, princes, rebels, mystics, and apostates, with asides on piety, superstition, wine-drinking, old age, and other topics. This remarkable book is the first complete translation of this masterpiece into any language, all the more impressive because of Al-Ma'arri's highly ornate and difficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and his numerous obscure words and expressions. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , FOREWORD -- , ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE INTRODUCTION AND TRANSLATION -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , INTRODUCTION -- , A NOTE ON THE TEXT -- , NOTES TO THE TRANSLATIONS -- , THE EPISTLE OF IBN AL-QĀRIḤ -- , PREAMBLE -- , PARADISE(I) -- , THE SHEIK'S STORY OF HIS RESURRECTION, THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT, AND HIS ENTRY INTO PARADISE -- , PARADISE(II) -- , BETWEEN PARADISE AND HELL -- , HELL -- , RETURN TO PARADISE -- , ON HYPOCRISY -- , THE SHEIKH'SR RETURN TO ALEPPO -- , HERETICS, APOSTATES, AND IMPIOUS POETS -- , OLD AGE , GRAVE SINS, PILGRIMAGES AND SINCERE REPENTANCE -- , THE STOLEN DINARS AND THE NUMBER EIGHTY -- , NOTES -- , GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS -- , BIBLIOGRAPHY -- , FURTHER READING -- , INDEX -- , ABOUT THE NYU ABU DHABI INSTITUTE -- , ABOUT THE TRANSLATORS -- , THE LIBRARY OF ARABIC LITERATURE , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4798-3494-7

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479848102

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Format: 1 online resource (216 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780203850060

Content: This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life. These biographies, prized by Muslims, have been approached in the Western study of Islam from a range of positions. Some scholars reject them entirely, seeing in them products of the Muslim community's idealisation of its history, while others accept them at face value, reasoning that, if not exact versions of events, the events could not have differed too much from their descriptions. The author revisits the debate and reconsiders several key incidents in the life of the Prophet. By compiling an extensive corpus of materials and comparing them closely, this book analyses the transmission and the contents of the accounts. It shows that by understanding clearly the interaction in early Islam between written and oral modes of transmission, and by the judicious sieving of the accounts, as well as the lines of transmission, we can sometimes reach back to that generation of Muslims who though not themselves witness to the events were younger contemporaries of those who were. Establishing a solid basis for the informed study of Muhammad's biography and adding to the ongoing debate, this book will appeal to scholars of early Islam, history and theology.

Content: Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Truth and historical tradition: Some introductory quotations -- Introduction -- 1 The main Medinese transmitters: Learning and teaching - the use of writing -- 2 The text in the transmission process: Muhammad's first revelation (the iqra' narration) -- 3 The issue of authenticity: The tradition of the slander A' isah (hadit al-ifk) -- Afterword 2009 -- Appendix 1: The corpus -- Appendix 2: List of sigla -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780415567176

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415567176

Language: English

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Author information: Schoeler, Gregor 1944-

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (432 p) , 10 color + 34 b/w illus. 2 maps

Edition: [Online-Ausgabe]

ISBN: 9780691219844

Content: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I. East and South Asia -- Introduction -- 1 Chinese -- 2 Japanese -- 3 Korean -- 4 Indian -- Part II. The Mediterranean -- Introduction -- 5 Greek -- 6 Latin -- 7 Hebrew -- 8 Syriac -- 9 Arabic -- Part III. European Vernaculars -- Introduction -- 10 English -- 11 Romance Languages -- 12 German -- 13 Russian -- Part IV. Modern Geographies -- Introduction -- 14 Latin American -- 15 African -- 16 African American -- 17 World Literature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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Note: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780691219844

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