Trial and tribulation in the Qur'an : a mystical theodicy /
This book offers a critical analysis and re-examination of the notion of Divine trial, first by providing a comprehensive typology and a contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic narratives pertaining to the concept. Divine trial is then investigated through a historical review of prophetic tra...
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Berlin :
Gerlach Press,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; Background; The Objective; Defining Key Terms and Methodology; Scope and Structure; 1. Divine Trial Narratives in the Qur'an: A Typology; Trial and Tribulation: Purpose in Divine Plan; Means of Divine Trial; Divine Trial as Punishment; Man's Response to Divine Trial; A Linguistic Overview of balā and fitna; A General Overview of balā and fitna Narratives; Classifications of balā and fitna Narratives
- (a) Divine Trial as the Central Pillar of theCreational Structure of the Cosmos; (b) Manifestation of Divine Trial; (c) Objects of Divine Trial; (d) Divine Trial Visited on Prophets andTheir Communities; Conclusion; 2. Divine Trial in Prophetic Traditions and Qur'anic Exegesis; Divine Trial in the Prophetic Traditions (hadīth); An Overview of Qur'anic Exegesis (tafsīr); Sunnite Commentaries (tafsīr); Shi'ite Commentaries (tafsīr); Trial from an Exegetical Perspective; Verses on Divine Trial as a Fundamental Pillar of the Creational Structure of the Cosmos
- Verses on Manifestation of Divine Trial in Man's Life; Verses on Objects of Divine Trial; Verses on Divine Trial Visited on Prophets and Their Communities; Conclusion; 3. The Qur'anic Prophets and Divine Trial; Overview of Divine Trial in the Lives of the Prophets; Noah (Nūh); Abraham (Ibrāhim); Lot (Lūt); Moses (Mūsā); Jonah (Yūnus); Job (Ayyūb); Joseph (Yūsuf); David (Dāwūd) and Solomon (Sulaymān); Jesus (Isā); Muhammad; Conclusion; 4. Divine Trial from the Muslim Mystical Perspective; What is "Mysticism"?; Muslim Mysticism
- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī: A Brief Historical BackgroundGod and the Cosmos; Creation of Adam: The "Fall" as Context for Divine Trial; Human Life as a Divine Trial: The Spiritual Development; Self-knowledge (ma'rifat al-nafs); Self-purification (tazkiyat al-nafs); Rumi on Self-purification (tazkiyat al-nafs); Rumi on Trial and Tribulation and the Concept of Suffering; Conclusion; 5. Divine Trial and Muslim Theodicy; The Problem of Evil: An Overview; Perspectives in Theodicy: A Synopsis; Ghazālian Theodicy: Concept of the "Best of All Possible Worlds"
- Ghazālī on God and Creation-in-Time; The Best of All Possible Worlds: Context for Trust in God; Trial and Tribulation in the Context of the "Best of All Possible Worlds"; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix; Balā Narratives in the Qur'an; Fitna Narratives in the Qur'an; Notes; Bibliography
