Ecumenical Community : Language and Politics of the Ummah in the Qurʾan /

Ecumenical Community : Language and Politics of the Ummah in the Qurʾan /

"In Ecumenical Community, Hamza M. Zafer explores the language and politics of community-formation in the Qurʾan. Zafer proposes that ecumenism, or the inclusivity of social difference, was a key alliance-building strategy in the western Arabian proto-Muslim communitarian movement (1st/7th cent...

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Main Author: Zafer, Hamza (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān ; 17.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286.

Subjects:

Qurʼan > Sociology.
Islam > Unity.
Politics in the Qurʼan.
Social classes in the Qurʼan.
Ummah (Islam)

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Call Number: BP170.82

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Ummah and Collectivity
  • 2. The Ummah and Class
  • 3. The Ummah and Clan
  • 4. The Ummah and Custom
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The Ummah Proclamation
  • Appendix 2:The Ummah Pact
  • Appendix 3: The Ummah Surah Sequence
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Qurʾanic passages
  • Index.