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Subject(s)

• Islam—Unity [Browse]
• Ummah (Islam) [Browse]
• Politics in the Qurʼan [Browse]
• Social classes in the Qurʼan [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Sociology [Browse]

Series

• Texts and studies on the Qurʼān ; v.17. [More in this series]
• Texts and studies on the Qurʼān, 1567-2808 ; volume 17 [More in this series]

Summary note

"In Ecumenical Community, Hamza M. Zafer explores the language and politics of community-formation in the Qurʼan. Zafer proposes that ecumenism, or the inclusivity of social difference, was a key alliance-building strategy in the western Arabian proto-Muslim communitarian movement (1st/7th century). The Proto-Muslims imagined that their pietistic community-the ummah-transcended but did not efface prior social differences based in class, clan, and custom. In highlighting the inclusive orientation of the Qurʼan's ummah-building program, Zafer provides new insights into the development of early Islam and the period preceding the Arab conquests"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. The Ummah and Collectivity
• 2. The Ummah and Class
• 3. The Ummah and Clan
• 4. The Ummah and Custom
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1: The Ummah Proclamation
• Appendix 2:The Ummah Pact
• Appendix 3: The Ummah Surah Sequence
• Bibliography
• Index of Qurʼanic passages
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9789004442986 (hardcover)
• 9004442987 (hardcover)

LCCN

2020040950

OCLC

1193558742

International Article Number

• 9789004442986

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