Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought

Name: Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought
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ISBN: 9780521661744

ISBN-10: 0521661749

ISBN-13: 9780521661744

Edition: 2000

Authors: Michael L. Cook

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What kind of duty do we have to try to stop other people doing wrong? The question is intelligible in just about any culture, but few of them seek to answer it in a rigorous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition, where 'commanding right' and 'forbidding wrong' is a central moral tenet already mentioned in the Koran. As an historian of Islam whose research has ranged widely over space and time, Michael Cook is well placed to interpret this complex subject. His book represents the first sustained attempt to map the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation. It covers the origins of Muslim thinking about 'forbidding wrong', the relevant doctrinal…

Book details

List price: $146.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 724
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.33" long x 1.81" tall
Weight: 2.706
Language: English




Introduction



The goldsmith of Marw



Koran and Koranic exegesis



Tradition



Biographical literature about early Muslims



The Hanbalites



Ibn Hanbal



The Hanbalites of Baghdad



The Hanbalites of Damascus



The Hanbalites of Najd



The Mu'tazilities and Shi'ites



The Mu'tazilites



The Zaydis



The Imamis



Other Sects and Schools



The Hanafis



The Shafi'ites



The Malikis



The Ibadis



Ghazzali



Classical Islam in retrospect



Beyond Classical Islam



Modern Islamic developments



Origins and comparisons



Conclusion