Suleiman A Mourad
Biographic Data
| ID | 700593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suleiman A Mourad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suleiman A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mourad |
| SIGNATURE | MOURAD S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smith College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Too Big to be Owned
Muslims have venerated Jerusalem since the seventh century. Their direct control of the city began in 638 and lasted, except for a few interruptions, until 1917. When we examine the evolution of an official Muslim attitude towards Jerusalem, it becomes clear that they perceived their role not as owners of the city but rather as custodians. This attitude was informed by the realization that Jerusalem was sacred to Muslims, Christians, and Jews ali…
Radical Islam and the Revival of Medieval Theology, by Daniel Lav
First paragraph: Radical Islam and the Revival of Medieval Theology by Daniel Lav is in one part a study of the debate in early Islam over the issue of irjāʾ, which came to be understood as the controversy over what constitutes belief and whether it is to be deferred to God or to humans. In another part, Radical Islam is a study of modern Salafism (its militant and non-militant manifestations)
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period examines the important role of Ibn ʿAsākir, including his Forty Hadiths for Inciting Jihad, in the promotion of a renewed jihad ideology in twelfth-century Damascus as part of sultan Nūr al-Dīn's agenda to revivify Sunnism and fight, under the banner of jihad, Crusader and Muslim opponents. This jihad vision was exclusively centered on selected quranic verses and…
The Survival of the Muʿtazila Tradition of Qur'anic Exegesis in Shīʿī and Sunnī tafāsīr
Like all other Islamic sects and movements, the Muʿtazilīs were very attentive to the study of the Qur'an and many among their ranks authored books on Qur'anic exegesis. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of tafāsīr compiled by Muʿtazilīs are not extant and, for a long time, the vast majority of the scholarly community has been under the impression that the only surviving Muʿtazilī tafsīr was al-Zamakhsharī’s Kashshāf. However, two other ma…
Christian Doctrines in Islamic Theology
Early Islam between Myth and History
This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-Ḥasan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which attracted to him a large number of disciples who went on to play important roles in the formation of several religious trends. The literary corpus (sayings, stories and letters) ascribed to him has been u…
On Early Islamic Historiography
The present paper examines the Futuh al-sham (Conquests of Syria) attributed to Abū Ismā c il al-Azdi, in an attempt to establish its authenticity, date, and provenance. Several historical sources confirm the authorship of this work and demonstrate that al-Azdi's reporting reflects little religious or regional favoritism. Identifying the origin of the material that comprises al-Azdi's text highlights the similarity between the reports given by hi…
The Islamic Threat
A twelfth‐century Muslim biography of Jesus
The biography of Jesus as it appears in Ibn ‘Asakir's Tarikh madinat dimashq comprises material which originated from the Qur'an and from the Bible (the Old and the New Testaments). It also comprises material that is neither qur'anic nor biblical: material reflecting an image of Jesus whom the Sūfi order in the medieval period was using as the prophetic authority for its ascetic teachings, and whose purpose was to make him a prototype of the asce…
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A twelfth‐century Muslim biography of Jesus
The biography of Jesus as it appears in Ibn ‘Asakir's Tarikh madinat dimashq comprises material which originated from the Qur'an and from the Bible (the Old and the New Testaments). It also comprises material that is neither qur'anic nor biblical: material reflecting an image of Jesus whom the Sūfi order in the medieval period was using as the prophetic authority for its ascetic teachings, and whose purpose was to make him a prototype of the asce…
The Islamic Threat
On Early Islamic Historiography
The present paper examines the Futuh al-sham (Conquests of Syria) attributed to Abū Ismā c il al-Azdi, in an attempt to establish its authenticity, date, and provenance. Several historical sources confirm the authorship of this work and demonstrate that al-Azdi's reporting reflects little religious or regional favoritism. Identifying the origin of the material that comprises al-Azdi's text highlights the similarity between the reports given by hi…
Early Islam between Myth and History
This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-Ḥasan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which attracted to him a large number of disciples who went on to play important roles in the formation of several religious trends. The literary corpus (sayings, stories and letters) ascribed to him has been u…
Christian Doctrines in Islamic Theology
The Survival of the Muʿtazila Tradition of Qur'anic Exegesis in Shīʿī and Sunnī tafāsīr
Like all other Islamic sects and movements, the Muʿtazilīs were very attentive to the study of the Qur'an and many among their ranks authored books on Qur'anic exegesis. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of tafāsīr compiled by Muʿtazilīs are not extant and, for a long time, the vast majority of the scholarly community has been under the impression that the only surviving Muʿtazilī tafsīr was al-Zamakhsharī’s Kashshāf. However, two other ma…
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period examines the important role of Ibn ʿAsākir, including his Forty Hadiths for Inciting Jihad, in the promotion of a renewed jihad ideology in twelfth-century Damascus as part of sultan Nūr al-Dīn's agenda to revivify Sunnism and fight, under the banner of jihad, Crusader and Muslim opponents. This jihad vision was exclusively centered on selected quranic verses and…
Radical Islam and the Revival of Medieval Theology, by Daniel Lav
First paragraph: Radical Islam and the Revival of Medieval Theology by Daniel Lav is in one part a study of the debate in early Islam over the issue of irjāʾ, which came to be understood as the controversy over what constitutes belief and whether it is to be deferred to God or to humans. In another part, Radical Islam is a study of modern Salafism (its militant and non-militant manifestations)
Too Big to be Owned
Muslims have venerated Jerusalem since the seventh century. Their direct control of the city began in 638 and lasted, except for a few interruptions, until 1917. When we examine the evolution of an official Muslim attitude towards Jerusalem, it becomes clear that they perceived their role not as owners of the city but rather as custodians. This attitude was informed by the realization that Jerusalem was sacred to Muslims, Christians, and Jews ali…
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