Light in the Heavens (eBook)

Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad

al-Qadi al-Quda'i (Autor)

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2019
Nyu Press (Verlag)
978-1-4798-3401-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Humanitarian lessons and practical insights from the prophet of Islam The words of Muhammad, messenger of God and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, they are cited by scholars in a vast array of disciplines-including law, theology, metaphysics, poetry, grammar, history, and medicine-and are quoted by Muslims to one another in their daily lives. Light in the Heavens by al-Qadi al-Quda'i, a Sunni judge in the Fatimid court in Egypt, is an outstanding example of a compilation of these sayings, known as hadiths, that circulated orally and were later assembled and written down. From North Africa to India, generations have used Light in the Heavens as a teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1,200 sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and ethnicities. For Muslims-who consider Muhammad's teachings the fount of wisdom and the beacon of guidance in all things, mundane and sublime-these sayings provide a direct window into the inspired vision of one of the most influential humans to have walked the Earth. An English-only edition.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Library of Arabic Literature
• Übersetzer: Tahera Qutbuddin
• Vorwort: Bishop Paul Hinder
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4798-3401-7 / 1479834017
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-3401-3 / 9781479834013