عنوان

Abd Allah B. Al - Mubarak Between Hadith , Jihad , and Zuhd : an Expression of Early Sunni Identity in the Formative period

Number

178988

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Abd Allah B. Al - Mubarak Between Hadith , Jihad , and Zuhd : an Expression of Early Sunni Identity in the Formative period

First Statement of Responsibility

\ By Feryal E. Salem

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: The University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, 2013

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

vii,272 p.

Text of Note

Bibliography

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Text of Note

In the figure of 'Abd Allah b. al-Mubarak (118/736-181/797), we find a paragon of the fields of hadith, zuhd, and jihad, as attested to by the contents of the large number of references to him in the classical Islamic texts. His superior rank as a hadith transmitter earned him the title of "commander of the faithful" in hadith among many later critics. He also contributed to Islamic law at its early phases of development, was a practitioner of jihad, composed poetry, and participated in various theological discussions during his time period. In addition, Ibn al-Mubarak was a pioneer in writing on piety and he was later regarded by many mystics to be one of the earliest figures of Sufism. Ibn al-Mubarak's chronological position during the formative period of Islamic thought creates an illustration of a unique history of the evolution of zuhd, hadith, and jihad which forms a junction in the biography Ibn al-Mubarak in a way that distinctively illuminates the 2nd/8th century dynamics of nascent Sunnism. Furthermore, Ibn al-Mubarak's status as a fighter and pious figure of the Late Antique period reveals a great deal about the complex relationship between the early Muslim community and the religiously diverse setting which they inhabited. The following monograph on the figure of 'Abd Allah b. al-Mubarak examines his life both critically and comprehensively while situating him within the larger context of the social and religious milieu of Late Antiquity.

Ibn al-Mubārak, ʻAbd Allāh, -- 736-797.

ابن مبارک، عبدالله بن مبارک،۱۱۸-۱۸۱ق. -- سرگذشتنامه

Hadith scholars -- Biography.

Salem, Feryal E.