Islam Books

Book SynopsisThe Third Edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. It appears in substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world.

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Book SynopsisThe Third Edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. It appears in substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world.

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Book SynopsisThe Third Edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. It appears in substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world.

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Book SynopsisBrill’s Third Edition of the globally respected Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI3), the preeminent reference work in the field, began publication in the spring of 2007. EI3 is an entirely new work, which rigorously maintains the comprehensiveness and reliability of the great multivolume set, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. The EI3 appears in substantial parts each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century, attention to Muslim minorities all over the world, full attention to social science as well as humanistic perspectives. For the Encyclopaedia of Islam Online, please go to the website Brill Online. The series publishes six fascicles per year since 2018.

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Table of ContentsʿAbdāl Beg ʿĀshūr, Raḍwā al-Badr, Muḥammad Beard Būlāq Press Feraoun, Mouloud al-Fusṭāṭ, art and architecture Gölpınarlı, Abdülbaki Ibn al-Bayṭār Ibn Māsawayh, Yῡḥannā Ibn Qudāma al-Maqdisῑ İbrahim Şahidi Inayat Khan, Vilayat Khazars Kiram, Zeki Hishmat-Bey Magnet Mihrimah Sultan Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj Nīshāpūr, art and architecture Plovdiv Rukn al-Dīn Fīrūz Shāh

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Book SynopsisIn Rule-Formulation and Binding Precedent in the Madhhab-Law Tradition, Talal Al-Azem argues for the existence of a madhhab-law tradition’ of jurisprudence underpinning the four post-classical Sunni schools of law. This tradition celebrated polyvalence by preserving the multiplicity of conflicting opinions within each school, while simultaneously providing a process of rule formulation (tarjīḥ) by which one opinion is chosen as the binding precedent (taqlīd). The predominant forum of both activities, he shows, was the legal commentary. Through a careful reading of Ibn Quṭlūbughā's (d. 879/1474) al-Taṣḥīḥ wa-al-tarjīḥ, Al-Azem presents a new periodisation of the Ḥanafī madhhab, analyses the theory of rule formulation, and demonstrates how this madhhab-law tradition facilitated both continuity and legal change while serving as the basis of a pluralistic Mamluk judicial system.Table of ContentsCO N T E N T S Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Authors 23 A The compendium author: Qudūrī . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 B The commentator: Ibn Quṭlūbughā . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 2 History 51 A Ibn Quṭlūbughā’s sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B Periodisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Period 1: Foundational ‘Ḥanafī’ opinions (ca. 150–200) . . . 57 Period 2: Formative transmission (ca. 200–300) . . . . . . 58 Period 3: Classical consolidation (ca. 300–400) . . . . . . 60 Period 4: Tarjīḥ (ca. 400–650) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Period 5: Taṣḥīḥ (ca. 650–870) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Who are the ‘latter-day jurists’ (al-muta’akhkhirūn)? . . . . 87 C Historical geographical patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 D Periodisation and the typologies of jurists (ṭabaqāt al-fuqahā’) 96 Chapter 3 Theory 105 A Ibn Quṭlūbughā’s introduction to al-Taṣḥīḥ wa-al-tarjīḥ . . 108 B Analysis of the topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 1 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 2 The procedures of rule-determinacy . . . . . . . . . . 125 3 Judicial discretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 C Arguments for binding precedent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 1 The ethico-religious argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 2 The argument from legal-system consistency . . . . . 139 3 The argument from legal-system coherence . . . . . . 143 4 The argument from strengthened decision-making . . 145 5 The argument from predictability . . . . . . . . . . . 145 viii CO N T E N T S 6 The argument from historical determinism . . . . . . 146 D Historical developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 1 Target audiences: muftis and muftis . . . . . . . . . . 149 2 Rule-determination (tarjīḥ) vs. rule-review (taṣḥīḥ) . . 150 3 From monist to pluralistic legal systems . . . . . . . . 153 4 Madhhab-law: tradition, system, concurrent jurisdictions 154 E The (lack of) definition of ẓāhir al-riwāya . . . . . . . . . . 157 Chapter 4 Practice 163 A Ibn Quṭlūbughā’s practice of rule-review . . . . . . . . . . 163 B The functional relationships of commentary . . . . . . . . 166 To resolve a juristic dispute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 To clarify a point of ambiguity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 To identify the opinion or the transmission used in the rule formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 To further expand upon the passage . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 To identify an editorial problem in the passage itself . . . . 187 C Employed legal rhetorical reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 1 Arguments of juristic evidence (dalīl) . . . . . . . . . 190 2 Arguments of transmission (riwāya) . . . . . . . . . . 192 3 Arguments of language and logic . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 4 Arguments from revelation and the early Muslim community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 5 Arguments from scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 6 Justifications from juristic considerations . . . . . . . 202 7 Justifications from context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 8 Justifications from exigencies of change and necessity . 209 9 Justifications of lifting difficulty and facilitating ease . 212 10 Justifications of preceding juristic authority . . . . . . 214 D Operative principles of rule-determination . . . . . . . . . 218 E The degree of congruence between theory and practice . . 229 Conclusion 235 Appendices 243 A The Writings of Qudūrī 245 B Jurists cited by Ibn Quṭlūbughā 249 C Works cited by Ibn Quṭlubughā 255 CO N T E N T S ix Works Cited 259 Index 271

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Book SynopsisIn the 9th century, a secret sect of the Ismā‘īlīs -- known in the Middle Ages under the name of Fatimids -- arose to play a prominent role in the history of the Near East. Their supreme head today is the Agha Khan. In this mesmerising book, Heinz Halm describes the early history of the Fatimids, from the founding and spread of the secret society to the rise of the caliphal dynasty to power in North Africa and the founding of Cairo, their capital.Trade Review'Grammarians, linguists, Semiticists, Ethiopianists, students, and curious speakers of Amharic will be well and long served by this exemplary work. For advanced students of the language, it will become an indispensable tool.' Grover Hudson, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1998. Good news: Heinz Halm's excellent outline of the early history of the Fāṭimids is now available in English...The impression that this volume, despite its high scholarly claim, almost appears like a 'best-seller', may be acknowledged with pleasure by everybody expecting from a book in the non-fictional area, in addition to new insights and an increase of knowledge, also a fair deal of literary entertainment. Sebastian Günther, Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1998.

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Book Synopsisهذا العمل يضم ثلاث قطع مخطوطة ينسبها فهرس مكتبة رقّادة بالقيروان إلى الأسدية، فتبيّن أنّها ليست الأسدية، بل هي سماع أخذه أسد بن الفرات عن محمد بن الحسن الشيباني، وبالتّالي هي تهمّ الفقه الحنفي وليس المالكي. This work contrains three manuscript fragments attributed to the Asadiyya by the catalog of the Raqqada Library in Kairouan. However, it appears that they do not belong to the Asadiyya, but rather contain scholarly transmissions of Asad b. al-Furāt from Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī. Hence they concern Ḥanafī jurisprudence, not Malikī.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an integrated study of the texts and images of illustrated Malay manuscripts on magic and divination from private and public collections in Malaysia, the UK and Indonesia. Containing some of the rare examples of Malay painting, these manuscripts provide direct evidence for the intercultural connections between the Malay region, other parts of Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. In this richly illustrated volume many images and texts are gathered for the first time, making this book essential reading for all those interested in the practice of magic and divination, and the history of Malay, Southeast Asian and Islamic manuscript art.Trade Review"Magic and Divination in Malay Illustrated Manuscripts is a pioneering study in the field of Malay manuscripts and deserves to be appreciated as an invaluable contribution to scholarship in Islamic art history. It will function as a fundamental resource for future research and teaching on the singular visual and material culture of the Malay lands." - Yuka Kadoi, in: Orientations, January/February (2018) "This is an important book. It makes a significant and original contribution to a little-known aspect of Malay manuscripture – illustrated Malay manuscripts on magic and divination – previously either ignored, or sampled very selectively, or approached tangentially through ethnographic studies… With its exceptionally wide-ranging references and thorough investigation, this book delivers much more than the sum of its parts, and constitutes a landmark in Malay manuscript studies." - Annabel Teh Gallop, in: Aseasuk News no. 61, Autumn (2017) "This comprehensive book resembles a well written encyclopaedia in targeting every aspect of Southeast Asian notes on divination and magic .." - Majid Daneshgar, in: Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3 (2016)Table of ContentsPREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTES TO THE READER Abbreviations Translations and Transliterations MAPS PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Malay Magic and Divination Manuscripts Malay Magic and Divination Manuscripts Importance of the Art Contained CHAPTER 2: Malay Magic And Divination The Malay Spirit World Magic and Divination Magicians and Shamans Tools of the Magician PART II: THE MANUSCRIPTS CHAPTER 3: Early Manuscripts and European Collecting Activities Manuscripts during the Srivijaya Period Magic and Divination Manuscripts from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Later European Collecting Activities and Scholarship CHAPTER 4: Material and Format European Paper and Watermarks The Folding-book Format Binding and Covers Colophons, Seals and Other Documentary Evidence Inks and Colours CHAPTER 5: The Contents: Texts and Images Relationship between Text and Image Some Issues Regarding the Sources of the Contents Titles, Opening Statements and Arrangement of the Texts Magical Rites Divinatory Techniques CHAPTER 6: The Art: Iconography, Style and Illumination General Remarks on the Illustrations and Diagrams Anthropomorphic Beings Animals Buildings Talismanic Designs Illumination and Decorative Elements Chinese and Western Influences and the Impact of Printing and Photography CHAPTER 7: Production, Patronage and Consumption Professional Magicians Female Magicians The Religious Milieu and Pondok Schools Patronage of the Royal Courts and the State Magicians Commissions by European Colonial Collectors Printed Books on Magic and Divination during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Magic And Divination Manuscripts and Books during the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-first Centuries CHAPTER 8: Conclusion APPENDIX: Catalogue BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a narrative analysis, coupled with a historical anthropology, of the stories that feature Muhammad's grandfather in Ibn Ishaq's Sīra. These stories form a narrative sequence composed of several episodes that cascade to a prophetic birth. Cet ouvrage propose une analyse narrative, accompagnée d'une anthropologie historique, des récits qui mettent en scène le grand-père de Muhammad dans la Sīra d'Ibn Ishaq. Ces récits forment une séquence narrative composée de plusieurs épisodes qui aboutissent en cascade à une naissance prophétique.Table of ContentsRemerciements Tableaux et figures Introduction  1 Mort et résurrection du fils bien aimé  2 L’analyse narrative : quand la Sīra se raconte  3 Le contexte historique  4 Le Proche-Orient ancien : culture et héritage  5 Une genèse de l’historiographie islamique  6 La Sīra en tant que texte littéraire  7 Méthode et Comparaison  8 Les sources 1 Le Don de Zamzam : La fondation Abrahamique de La Mecque  1 La Mecque et Abraham  2 La geste ismaélienne : des Jurhum à Quraysh  3 Conclusion : Mythe d’origine 2 La restauration de Zamzam  1 L’année de l’éléphant  2 Structure de l’épisode de la redécouverte de Zamzam  3 Le rêve de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib  4 Le retour de l’eau  5 Le trésor du sanctuaire  6 Les multiples figures de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib  7 Conclusion : la vocation de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib 3 Le vœu de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib  1 Prosimetrum  2 Le vœu  3 Tirage au sort  4 Conflit  5 Rachat  6 ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib un nouvel Abraham, mais lequel ?  7 Conclusion : ʿAbd Allāh le signe du renouveau de l’alliance 4 Naissance prophétique  1 La conception de Muḥammad  2 Annonciation et naissance d’un prophète  3 Allaitement et purification  4 Conclusion : Naissance du fils bien-aimé de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib 5 Un destin accompli  1 L’élégie de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib  2 L’héritage de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib  3 Conclusion : un héritage royal Conclusion : La fabrique plurielle de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib Annexe : Prières de ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib lors du rachat Bibliographie Index

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Book SynopsisTeachers and Students: Reflections on Learning in Near and Middle Eastern Cultures. Collected Studies in Honour of Sebastian Günther contains essays on the developments, ideals, and practices of teaching and learning in the Islamicate world, past and present. The authors address topics that reflect – and thus honour – Sebastian Günther’s academic achievements in this particular area. The volume offers fresh insights into key issues related to education and human development, including their shared characteristics as well as their influence on and interdependence with cultures of the Islamicate world, especially in the classical period of Islam (9th-15th century CE). The diverse spectrum of topics covered in the book, as well as the wide range of innovative interdisciplinary approaches and research tools employed, pay tribute to Sebastian Günther’s research focus on Islamic education and ethics, through which he has inspired many of his students, colleagues, and friends.

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