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Author Izutsu, Toshihiko, 1914-1993

Title Ethico-religious concepts in the Qurʹān / Toshihiko Izutsu
Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2002

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Contents Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- PRINCIPLES OF SEMANTIC ANALYSIS -- Introduction: Language and Culture -- I: The Scope and Focus of the Study -- II: The Method of Analysis and Its Application -- FROM TRIBAL CODE TO ISLAMIC ETHICS -- III: The Pessimistic Conception of the Earthly Life -- IV: The Spirit of Tribal Solidarity -- V: The Islamization of Old Arab Virtues -- Generosity -- Courage -- Loyalty -- Veracity -- Patience -- VI: The Basic Moral Dichotomy -- The Companions of Paradise -- The Companions of Hell -- THE ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CONCEPTS
VII :The Inner Structure of the Concept of KufrThe Element of Ingratitude in Kufr -- Kufr as Opposed to Īmān -- The Heart of a Kāfir -- Kufr and Shirk -- Kufr in the Sense of 'Going Astray' -- Hawá as the Immediate Cause of Dalāl -- The Attitude of Haughtiness -- Mocking at Revelation -- Contentiousness -- VIII: The Semantic Field of Kufr -- Fāsiq -- Fājir -- Zālim -- IX: Religious Hypocrisy -- X: The Believer -- The Ideal Believer -- Īmān, Belief, as Opposed to Kufr -- Islām and Muslim -- Divine Guidance -- The Fear of God -- Thankfulness
XI: Good and BadSālih -- Birr -- Fasād -- Ma'ruf and Munkar -- Khayr and Sharr -- HSN and SW' -- Fahshdā' or Fādhishah -- Tayyib and KhabĪth -- Hardām and Halāl -- Sins -- Conclusion -- Index of Qur'ānic Citations -- Index of Arabic Words -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Summary In the Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur'án, Izutso analyses the guiding spirit of the Islamic moral code. It asserts that, according to the Qur'anic conception, God is of an ethical nature and acts upon man in an ethical way
Notes Originally published in 1959 under title: The structure of the ethical terms in the Koran
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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SUBJECT Qurʼan -- Ethics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072963
Qurʼan fast
Koran gnd
Subject RELIGION -- Islam -- Koran & Sacred Writings.
Ethics
Ethik
Form Electronic book
Author Izutsu, Toshihiko, 1914-1993. Structure of the ethical terms in the Koran.
ISBN 9780773570511
0773570519
1282860690
9781282860698
9786612860690
6612860693