Chapter 15 People Versus Books [PDF]
William A. Graham is an influential and pioneering scholar of Islamic Studies at Harvard University. This volume brings together seventeen contributions to the study of the Qur’an and Islam, all influenced by his work.
Bowen Savant, Sarah
core +1 more source
Imagery Techniques in the Prose of Mystical Preaching in the 5th Century [PDF]
The prose of Islamic mystical meetings in the fifth century has characteristics that distinguish it from other literary prose. Features that can be investigated in both verbal and spiritual fields.
Amirreza Kafashi, Bahman Nozhat
doaj +1 more source
The Case of variae lectiones in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence: Grammar and the Interpretation of Law [PDF]
The qirāʾāt or variae lectiones represent the vast corpus of Qurʾānic readings that were preserved through the historical processes associated with the textual codification and transmission of the Qurʾān.
Shah, Mustafa
core +1 more source
Analysis of Verena Klemm's Portrayal of the Personality of Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) [PDF]
The personality of Hazrat Fatima (PBUH), a lady who holds a special position and dignity in the Quran, Prophetic hadiths, Sunni sources, and especially Shiite sources, has been a subject of interest for Orientalists.
Shahla Bakhtiari +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Literature and territory: Madrid (Maŷrīṭ) in the Mugrib of Ibn Sa´īd (13th century) [PDF]
Se analizan y traducen los datos que Ibn Sa ́īd al-Magribī (Granada, 1214-Túnez, 1286) ofrece sobre Madrid en la antología histórica y literaria del Mugrib , donde se recopilan biografías ordenadas geográficamente, y, en este caso, desde la ...
Mazzoli-Guintard, Christine +1 more
core +3 more sources
Humor y excentricidad en Ṭabaqāt al-Šu‘arā’ al-muḥdaṯīn de Ibn al-Mu‘tazz
The purpose of this paper is to call attention to this book by Ibn al-Mu‘tazz, sometimes neglected, emphasizing its worth as a literary work and as a source for the study of humour in Arabic literature.
Teresa Garulo
semanticscholar +1 more source
Analytical Comparison of How the Life of Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah is Narrated in Historiographical and Literary Texts (Representation of the Narration of the Indus Battle, 1221 AD) [PDF]
In historical texts, one can find traces of historical characters who are close to the heroes of romances in terms of actions and personality traits. The authors of these texts have made every effort to show these events as real.
Ebrahim Khodayar, Atefeh Salarvand
doaj +1 more source
Modesty, decency and reticence, the islamic virtue known as ḥayāʾ [PDF]
Il saggio propone un percorso attorno alla qualità morale detta ḥay āʾ , promossa dal discorso islamico contemporaneo soprattutto in relazione all’abbigliamento femminile.
Zilio-Grandi, Ida
core +3 more sources
Wandel weiblicher religiöser Autorität im Frühislam [PDF]
Priesterinnen, Wahrsagerinnen, Zauberinnen, Prophetinnen – im frühen 7. Jh. gab es eine Vielzahl an weiblichen religiösen Autoritäten auf der Arabischen Halbinsel. Mit dem Aufkommen des Islam änderte sich das.
Decker, Doris
core +2 more sources
The past and future of the study of Islamic esotericism
Abstract The study of Islamic esotericism, particularly the concept of al‐bāṭiniyya, remains fragmented. While often studied under various labels like “mysticism” and “occultism,” it is widely equated to Sufism. Scholars still hesitate to use the term al‐bāṭiniyya due to its historical pejorative connotations, linking it to extremist adherence to ...
Liana Saif
wiley +1 more source

