Prophecy in Islam: Philosophy and Orthodoxy (Midway Reprints Series) [Paperback]

Fazlur Rahman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1979 | Series: Midway Reprints Series

This longstanding and highly regarded volume is the first to explore the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. In it, the esteemed Islamic scholar Fazlur Rahman traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet, and, finally, the varying degrees of acceptance of these convergent ideas by the Muslim orthodoxy.

The latest edition of this classic text includes a new foreword by Islamic studies expert Michael Sells, confirming Prophecy in Islam as the best source on its subject after more than half a century. This longstanding and highly regarded volume is the first to explore the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. In it, the esteemed Islamic scholar Fazlur Rahman traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet, and, finally, the varying degrees of acceptance of these convergent ideas by the Muslim orthodoxy.

The latest edition of this classic text includes a new foreword by Islamic studies expert Michael Sells, confirming Prophecy in Islam as the best source on its subject after more than half a century.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Probably the most learned of the major Muslim thinkers in the second half of the twentieth century, in terms of both classical Islam and Western philosophical and theological discourse." (Association of Islam Researchers)" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988) was the Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Chicago. His many books include Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx) (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226702820
• ISBN-13: 978-0226702827
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,388,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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