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Explores the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. The author traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, and also its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet.

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"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)"

Prophecy in Islam Philosophy and Orthodoxy

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780226702858
      978-0226702858
      ISBN-10 0226702855
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      Book Synopsis
      Explores the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. The author traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, and also its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet.

      Trade 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)"

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