Forbidding Wrong in Islam An Introduction |
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Author:
| Cook, Michael |
Contribution by:
| Crone, Patricia |
Series title: | Themes in Islamic History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-82913-7 |
Publication Date: | May 2003 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $154.95 |
Book Description:
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Michael Cook's classic study, Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought, reflected upon the Islamic injunction to forbid wrongdoing. This book is a short, accessible survey of the same material. Using stories from Islamic history to illustrate the argument, Cook unravels the complexities of the subject. Moving backwards and forwards through time, he demonstrates how the past informs the present. The book educates and entertains. At its heart, however, is an important...
More DescriptionMichael Cook's classic study, Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought, reflected upon the Islamic injunction to forbid wrongdoing. This book is a short, accessible survey of the same material. Using stories from Islamic history to illustrate the argument, Cook unravels the complexities of the subject. Moving backwards and forwards through time, he demonstrates how the past informs the present. The book educates and entertains. At its heart, however, is an important message about Islamic tradition, its values, and the relevance of those values today.