Martyrdom in IslamCambridge University Press, 15/01/2007 In recent times Islamic martyrdom has become associated with suicide missions conducted by extremists. However, as David Cook demonstrates, this type of martyrdom is very different from the classical definition which condemned suicide and stipulated that anyone who died a believer could be considered a martyr. Ideas about martyrdom have evolved to suit prevailing circumstances, and it is the evolution of these interpretations that Cook charts in this fascinating history. The book covers the earliest sources on martyrdom including those from the Jewish and Christian traditions, discussions about what constituted martyrdom, and differences in attitudes between Sunnis and Shi'ites. A concluding section discusses martyrdom in today's radical environment. There is no other book which considers the topic so systematically, and which draws so widely on the literary sources. This will be essential reading for students of Islamic history, and for those looking for an informed account of this controversial topic. |
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Martyrs in religions | 1 |
Martyrdom in the genesis of Islam | 12 |
Legal definitions boundaries and rewards of the martyr | 31 |
Sunni Shiʿite and Sufi martyrdom | 45 |
warriors and missionaries in medieval Islam | 74 |
Martyrs of love and epic heroes | 98 |
Patterns of prognostication narrative and expiation | 116 |
Martyrdom in contemporary radical Islam | 135 |
past and present | 165 |
The classical story of the Ashab alukhdud and translated contemporary martyrdom narratives | 172 |
Bibliography | 184 |
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Abbasid Abu Adam Abu Muslim Africa Ahmad al-Din al-Hallaj al-Husayn al-Isfahani al-Tamimi Allah Arab assassination Badr battle Battle of Badr Battle of Uhud believers blood Byzantine caliph century Chapter Christian cited classical conquests contemporary death died dynasty early enemy epics example expiation faith fighters fighting hadith Hamza heaven Hindus historical holy houris Husayn Ibid Ibn al-Nahhas Ibn Hanbal Ibrahim India infidel Iran Jafar Jesus jihad jihad literature Kabir Khalili Kharijites Khubayb killed large number Layla Layla and Majnun Majnun martyrdom narratives martyrdom operations martyrologies martyrs martyrs of love Meccan Medina Muadh Muhammad Muslim community Muslim martyrdom Muslim martyrs Muslim world non-Muslims one’s Palestinian paradise period poetry prominent Prophet Muhammad Prophet Muhammad’s family Quran Qutb radical Islam radical Muslims region religious Sahih Sayyid scholars shahid Shiism Shiite Siti Jenar story suffering Sufi Sufism suicide attacks Sunni Sunni Islam taziya themes tradition trans Umar Umayyad usually Uthman verse