| The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection Contributor(s): Smith, Jane Idelman (Author), Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195156498 ISBN-13: 9780195156492 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 297.23 |
| LCCN: 2002022041 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.1" W x 9.22" (0.88 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |