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Islam and the Ahmadiyya jamaʻat : history, belief, practice
- Title
- Islam and the Ahmadiyya jamaʻat : history, belief, practice / Simon Ross Valentine.
- Author
- Valentine, Simon Ross, 1958-
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2008], ©2008.
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 263 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This book is the first scholarly appraisal of the teaching, beliefs and lifestyle of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at, an Islamic reform group founded in the nineteenth-century India that has millions of followers world-wide." "Following an account of the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the movement's founder, Valentine discusses the history of the Ahmadi, their proselytisation strategies, the role of mosquqes and madrasas, the position of women and the Ahmadi doctrine of peaceful jihad."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. Walking in Another Man's Shoes' -- 1. In Search of the Tomb of Jesus -- 2. Ahmadiyyat and its Founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad -- 3. The History of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at -- 4. 'Learn From the Ants': Structure and Organisation' -- 5. 'The Remembrance of Allah': Life in the Mosque -- 6. Ahmadi Belief and Teaching -- 7. Ahmadiyyat: Integration and the Preservation of Faith -- 8. Women and the Family -- 9. 'The Pen is Mightier than the Sword': Ahmadiyyat and Jihad -- 10. Tabligh and Da'wa: Recruiting for Islam -- 11. "The Ahmadi: A Persecuted People -- 12. 'In Allah Do We Trust': Conclusions and Comment.
- ISBN
- 0231700946 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780231700948 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008016983
- OCLC
- 259952517
- ocn259952517
- SCSB-5457623
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries