Anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qurʾān in the theology of al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm : Kitāb al-mustarshid
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Anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qurʾān in the theology of al-Qāsim ibn Ibrāhīm : Kitāb al-mustarshid
(Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 26)
E.J. Brill, 1996
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Kitāb al-mustarshid
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Arabic text and English translation
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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The present work deals with anthropomorphism and interpretation of the Qur'an in the theology of the Zaidite imam al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim (785-860 A.D.). The edition and annotated translation of al-Qasim's epistle Kitab al-mustarshid is preceded by a detailed introduction, which treats early Islamic theology. For the abrogation of the literal meanings of Qur'anic anthropomorphic expressions, the author uses similes, idioms and phrases in Arabic, pieces of evidence from ancient Arabic poetry and rational arguments which often reflect the Mu'tazilite ways of dealing with anthropomorphism. The second subject, the place of the Qur'an in al-Qasim's writings and his methods of interpretation of the Qur'an, bears directly upon his doctrines in general and upon his doctrine of anti-anthropomorphism in particular, and also contributes to the understanding of the development of Qur'anic exegesis in the first half of the ninth century.
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