Hussein Ali Abdulsater
Biographic Data
| ID | 6336948 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hussein Ali Abdulsater |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hussein Ali |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdulsater |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULSATER H A |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Jāḥiẓian Negotiations
This article examines how the littérateur and theologian al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 869) portrayed the Imāmī community (Rāfiḍa) in terms of both its theological views and its social practices. In addition to their early date and unique beauty, Jāḥiẓ’s texts are unparalleled records of doctrinal debates and sociological insights. What emerges from his writings on the Rāfiḍa is an image of a community of simple-minded fanatics. On the one hand, the Imāmīs adhere…
Full Texts, Split Moons, Eclipsed Narratives
Using techniques of form criticism and discourse analysis, this article aims at developing a better understanding of the famous Quranic verses (Q 54:1–2) on the splitting of the moon, traditionally understood as a miracle of Muhammad. It examines the vast body of biographical traditions and reports and investigates the contributions of Muslim theologians, exegetes, and philosophers. Analysis reveals that this miracle has a rich literary history t…
Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
The Period of Investigation in Muʿtazilī Theology
To rehabilitate a theological treatise. Inqādh al-Bashar min al-Jabr wa-l-Qadar
This article deals with a theological treatise that has been wrongly ascribed to the Imāmī scholar al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (d. 436/1044). The treatise discusses the question of human agency in relation to divine decree and determining, arguing for positions that, to a large extent, resemble Murtaḍā's known views. Nevertheless, the treatise also betrays features incompatible with Murtaḍā's theology as a whole, in addition to stylistic and bibliograph…
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To rehabilitate a theological treatise. Inqādh al-Bashar min al-Jabr wa-l-Qadar
This article deals with a theological treatise that has been wrongly ascribed to the Imāmī scholar al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (d. 436/1044). The treatise discusses the question of human agency in relation to divine decree and determining, arguing for positions that, to a large extent, resemble Murtaḍā's known views. Nevertheless, the treatise also betrays features incompatible with Murtaḍā's theology as a whole, in addition to stylistic and bibliograph…
The Period of Investigation in Muʿtazilī Theology
Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
Full Texts, Split Moons, Eclipsed Narratives
Using techniques of form criticism and discourse analysis, this article aims at developing a better understanding of the famous Quranic verses (Q 54:1–2) on the splitting of the moon, traditionally understood as a miracle of Muhammad. It examines the vast body of biographical traditions and reports and investigates the contributions of Muslim theologians, exegetes, and philosophers. Analysis reveals that this miracle has a rich literary history t…
Jāḥiẓian Negotiations
This article examines how the littérateur and theologian al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 869) portrayed the Imāmī community (Rāfiḍa) in terms of both its theological views and its social practices. In addition to their early date and unique beauty, Jāḥiẓ’s texts are unparalleled records of doctrinal debates and sociological insights. What emerges from his writings on the Rāfiḍa is an image of a community of simple-minded fanatics. On the one hand, the Imāmīs adhere…
Islamic Studies and History (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Theology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Families in Therapy and Culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)