Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Reihe: Oxford Oriental Monographs
Origins and Early Development in Oman
Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 928 g
Reihe: Oxford Oriental Monographs
ISBN: 978-0-19-958826-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Draws on early Ibâdi and Omani texts that have recently become available
Describes the tribal context in which Ibâdism first evolved
Discusses Islamic theology and law in its formative period
Pays attention to the importance of geographical setting on the history of Ibâdism and Oman
Three maps and a genealogical tree accompany the text
Ibâdism represents a branch of the third great division in Islam, that of the Khawârij. It survives in some isolated communities in North Africa, but manifested itself periodically in Oman as a full Imamate well into the twentieth century.
Using early material recorded in Basran and Omani sources, this book deconstructs the standard account of origins, showing that Ibâdism's evolution into a madhhab (school) can only be understood in a wider historical perspective of the tribal and regional dimensions. Ist activation among the Yamani tribes of Iraq requires reappraising what the Yaman-Nizâr division represented in the Umayyad period, and the opening chapters demonstrate that there was a real split in pre-Islamic times between northern and southern Arabs that was reflected in the great revolts of Ibn al-As'ath al-Kindi and Yazid b. al-Muhallab al-Azdi. The nascent Ibâdi movement in Basra, whose solidarity was enshrined in walâya, the spiritual and physical cement binding the community to God, exploited the resulting resentment to establish Imamates in southern Arabia, followed by North Africa. Study of the earliest sources throws considerable light not only on Ibâdi origins, but also the early emergence of Islamic kalâm and fiqh and the influence of contemporary theological debate.
The history of Ibâdism in the first six Islamic centuries is essential for understanding both the evolution of institutions and practical law. One of is strengths is the ability to adapt to different situations, and the pragmatic rulings concerning agriculture, trade, mining, and in the case of Oman, ist major role in expanding Indian Ocean commerce represents a unique maritime legal code. In parallel comes an increasing convergence towards Sunni-Ash'ari norms and the evolution of Ibâdi identity as a madhhab. Sunna and hadîth were absorbed into the âthâr of the community, which now develops as a formal line of transmission and even the production of their own hadîth collection in the Maghrib. Nevertheless, interpretation still remained essentially open, thus giving the system a flexibility that ensured survival in widely different environments.
Zielgruppe
Students and Scholars of early Islam; of Islamic law; of the history and geography of Oman
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Geographical Note
A Preliminary Note on Omani and Ibâdi Sources
1: The Pre-Islamic Heritage: Yaman and Nizâr
2: The Pre-Islamic Heritage: Mazûn and the Arabisation of Arabia
3: The Conversion to Islam
4: The Omani Tribes in Basra
5: The Origins of Ibâdism
6: The Early Ibâdis
7: The Propagation of Ibâdism from Basra
8: The Establishment of the Imamate in Oman
9: Law and Order
10: The Ibâdi Ethos
11: Civil War and Aftermath
12: Consequences
13: The 6th to the 12th century
14: Madhhabisation
