{"product_id":"affirming-the-imamate-wilferd-madelung-9780755637324","title":"Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Works Attributed to Abu Abd","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two sermons edited and translated here for the first time are primary material from the years before the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297\/909. The authors have been identified as Abu \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAbd Allah al-Shi\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003ei and Abu'l-\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAbbas Muhammad, two brothers who were central to the success of the Ismaili \u003ci\u003eda'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewa \u003c\/i\u003ein North Africa. \u003ci\u003eDa'wa\u003c\/i\u003e, a term used to describe how Muslims teach others about the beliefs and practices of their Islamic faith, therefore provide a unique view of the nature and development of Islam throughout history. In this case, the primary texts shed light on the development of Islam among the Berbers of the Maghreb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first text by Abu \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAbd Allah al-Shi\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003ei shows how the arguments for belief in the 'imamate' of the family of the Prophet, that is, the Shi'a belief that all imams should be spiritual descendants of the Prophet Muhammad and his household, were developed and presented to bring new adherents to the cause. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Keys to Grace \u003c\/i\u003eby his elder brother Abu'l-\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAbbas, too, concerns not only the centrality of the imam in the faith but also sheds light on the hierarchy of the \u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewa \u003c\/i\u003ein this early period and its organisational sophistication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth texts also reveal the contemporary theology propagated by the Ismaili \u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewa\u003c\/i\u003e, including for instance, the powerful analogy of Moses\/Aaron and Muhammad\/\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAli, the awareness of a variety of religious traditions and the use of detailed Qur'anic quotations and a wide range of hadith. As such they constitute primary source material of interest not only for Ismaili history but for this early period of Islam in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilferd Madelung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755637321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755637324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Wilferd Madelung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086828515583,"sku":"9780755637324","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8e3ea60-ddda-4e2d-866b-07be586c48ef.jpg?v=1769096814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/affirming-the-imamate-wilferd-madelung-9780755637324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}