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The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection

Jane Idleman Smith author Yvonne Haddad author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:12th Dec '02

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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.

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

ISBN: 9780195156492

Dimensions: 155mm x 234mm x 20mm

Weight: 399g

288 pages