The History of Islamic Theology From Muhammad to the Present TILMAN NAGEL MA Markus Wiener Publishers Princeton ac, W Se oe 3 xean oak in a phy Sp Mota: omen dit of Ae ge, ony ©2000» Ma Wer Rast agi ton ‘opp aby Ng C1 bee Mon fer Gama en (cen eae Stns chem, ‘Saar cop vnc Uber of Congr Catalog nPabeton Data eis nin hie Eh (Pence seo ie a) ° ‘ee Si en Tengen of te Counc om ray Roe Table of Contents Preface ‘The Koran, the Foundation of Islamie Theology 1, The Kora a Ilamic Faith 2am 5. arly History ofthe Koren 44. Conrad Tomer ofthe Keen's Message 1» Divine “Destination” cr “Power 1) Me Haman Creare ©) Atining Salvation Faith and “Islam” “Maslin Views n the Origin of Religions Persuasion’ (n Islami History beween 632 and 750 vine Determination versus Human Determination The Kbarites The Sites Sngment Postponed 1. The Beginnings of Sense ‘The Two Types of Islam's Theological Literature 1. The Hadih 2.The Kalam [arly Rationalism 1. Ar Masin Society 2.A Glance at the Ealy Abbasid Period a n 2» 35 9 n a 93 3 73.The One Go and Hs Revelation ‘Human Actions 5 Physi and Metaphysics 6 Suites and Shites as Opponents of Rationaist Theology Rationalism and Tradition 1. The Caliphate’ Plea! Decline 2. Early Theological Reflection in Suanism 3. Sofie and Raina 4 Sunnie Rationalism 5. The Astarit Schoo! ‘Theology and Philosophy 1 Bxotrc and Esotere Meaning ofthe Revelation 2A Glance athe History ofthe Ilimie Mind i the igh Middle Ages 3 Islamic Pilosphy 4 Re-stabishing All Creatures’ Power of Being 5 Islamic Thology i the High nd Late Middle Ages Islam and Gnosis 1. Prophetic Message and Goose Weltanschasung 2, Gnosis and Esty Islamic Theology 5. Gnosis within Ltn Islamic Orthodoxy 1, Sunnism asthe Religions Creed of the Majrity 2 Onhooxy and the Isami State 5, Shite Onhodoxy 100 109 us 18 ns ns ns 16 us 158 m m v8 tw 206, ais csr} 235 23s 241 248 Islam as Ideology 1. Islum Is Koowledge 2. Reform in he Spr of Orthodoxy 5 slam as Idesogy Epilogue 2. The Tasks Chronology Glossary of Arabie Terms Tndexes 1. Persons 2. Concepts and 253 283 261 m Mm am 290 285 299 a3 a7 ms 5