The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection

Jane Idleman Smith, Yvonne Haddad

ISBN 10: 0195156498 / ISBN 13: 9780195156492

Published by Oxford University Press, GB, 2002

About this Item

This book provides a thorough and accessible guide to belief about the afterlife in the Sunni Muslim tradition. Drawing on the Qur'an, traditions, creeds, and theological commentaries, as well as interviews with Muslim clerics, the authors offer an overview of the Islamic eschatological narrative, describing the understanding of events beginning with the death of the individual and ending with habitation in the final abodes of recompense.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195156498
• ISBN 13: 9780195156492
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 23.42W x 15.49H x 1.98D centimeters 23.42 centimeters width by 15.49 centimeters height by 1.98 centimeters depth
• Weight: 399 grams

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Synopsis

This book provides a thorough and accessible guide to belief about the afterlife in the Sunni Muslim tradition. Drawing on the Qur'an, traditions, creeds, and theological commentaries, as well as interviews with Muslim clerics, the authors offer an overview of the Islamic eschatological narrative, describing the understanding of events beginning with the death of the individual and ending with habitation in the final abodes of recompense.

About the Author

Jane Idelman Smith is at Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad is at Georgetown University.