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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10110702370X

ISBN-139781107023703

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038791337

Product Key Features

Number of Pages294 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAnimals in the Qur'an

SubjectIslam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Middle East / General

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorSarra Tlili

SeriesCambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-006484

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Animals in the Qur'an is a thought-provoking invitation to consider the past history and future potential for religious traditions to argue for the nature, worth, and rights of the animal world as well as the role of pre-modern theology in our contemporary turn to ecology." Marginalia

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal297.1/22859

Table Of Content1. Animals outside Islamic tradition; 2. Exegesis, exegetes and relevant notions; 3. Are they inferior?; 4. Depiction of nonhuman animals in the Qur'an; 5. The status of humans in the Qur'an.

SynopsisThe Islamic tradition has always held animals in high esteem, deserving the same level of consideration as humans. The Qur'an opines that 'there is not an animal in the earth nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they are people like you'. This fascinating and highly original book examines the status and nature of animals as they are portrayed in the Qur'an and in adjacent exegetical works, in which animals are viewed as spiritual, moral, intelligent and accountable beings. In this way, the study presents a challenge to the prevalent view of man's superiority over animals and suggests new ways of interpreting the Qur'an. By placing the discussion within the context of other religions and their treatment of animals, the book also makes a persuasive case for animal rights from an Islamic perspective., The Islamic tradition has always held animals in high esteem, deserving the same level of consideration as humans. The Qur'an opines that "there is not an animal in the earth nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they are people like you." This fascinating and highly original book examines the status and nature of animals as they are portrayed in the Qur'an and in adjacent exegetical works, in which animals are viewed as spiritual, moral, intelligent, and accountable beings. In this way, the study presents a challenge to the prevalent view of man's superiority over animals and suggests new ways of interpreting the Qur'an. By placing the discussion within the context of other religions and their treatment of animals, the book also makes a persuasive case for animal rights from an Islamic perspective., The Islamic tradition has always held animals in high esteem. This original book examines the status of animals in the Qur'an, in which they are portrayed as spiritual, moral and accountable beings. The study challenges the prevalent view of man's superiority over animals and suggests new ways of interpreting the Qur'an.

LC Classification NumberBP134.N3 T55 2012