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Jihād : the origin of holy war in Islam / Reuven Firestone.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xi, 195 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195154940 (pbk.)
  • 9780195154948 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP182 .F57 1999
Contents:
Transliterations -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Imaging Arabia. Islam and holy war -- The pre-Islamic world -- pt. 2. The Qurʼān and its interpretation. The Qurʼān : the traditional reading and its inherent weakness -- The Qurʼān on war : a new reading -- pt. 3. The oral tradition. The prophetic sunna -- The sira -- Conclusion : from mundane war to holy war.
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Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction BP182 .F57 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 063815
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Transliterations -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Imaging Arabia. Islam and holy war -- The pre-Islamic world -- pt. 2. The Qurʼān and its interpretation. The Qurʼān : the traditional reading and its inherent weakness -- The Qurʼān on war : a new reading -- pt. 3. The oral tradition. The prophetic sunna -- The sira -- Conclusion : from mundane war to holy war.

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