Ecumenical community : language and politics of the ummah in the Qur'an / by Hamza M. Zafer.

Author
Zafer, Hamza [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2021]
  • 2021
Description
1 online resource (229 pages).

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Series
  • Texts and studies on the Quran ; Volume 17. [More in this series]
  • Texts and studies on the Qur'an ; Volume 17
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.
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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.
ISBN
90-04-44299-5
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