Shia Islam 2. Edition
14. On the Horizon of the Word
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Beschreibung
“On the Horizon of the Word” is a study that attempts to broaden the horizons of valued readers with regard to the Islamic understanding of revelation and to show them appropriate approaches to it. This is a study of understanding that encompasses further topics. This teaching of understanding also brings with it a practice of living in order:
1. to arouse the highest non-violent hermeneutic interest in people,
2. to make them aware of their own identity as "readers of the word",
3. to show them the wide Quranic horizon of revelation.
The Shiite religious system, based on the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet and the Imams, uses its spiritual-rational method to deal with these sources in such a way as to make these teachings accessible to human beings:
1. Realized here and now and
2. makes them applicable in people's lives.
That is why this contact is not the end, but only a beginning!
It aims to answer the question of what the Islamic understanding of revelation is. It therefore contains basic teachings about the Holy Quran. It also covers topics such as:
• “revelation”,
• “inspiration”,
• “prophethood” and
• “leadership”,
They are important for a better understanding of the Quranic revelation and enable its authentic interpretation.
Autor*in
Hamid Kasiri
• Prof. Dr. Hamid Kasiri (Amin-ul-Islam Mazandarani) is a Muslim theologian of the Shia tradition and a renowned international scholar who, during his studies of Islamic and Christian theology and the Shia and Catholic doctrines - deals with transcultural, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and the theology of religion. Born 1964 in Mazandaran/Iran. 1970-1982 Primary and secondary school. 1982-1991 Basic study of philosophy and Islamic theology at the Islamic University in Qum. M. A. Studied clinical psychology at the University of Tehran. 1991-1997 Postgraduate studies of the highest-level jurisprudence and philosophy of jurisprudence, Quranic exegesis and Theognostik (Islamic mysticism). 1997-1999 Research Assistant for Religious Studies. 1997-2004 Doctoral program of Catholic Theology. 2009-2013: “Senior Postdoc” Habilitant at the University of Vienna. Project: “Non-Violence Hermeneutics”. In 2011 he was recognized for his academic qualities as a “scientific exceptional personality” in Austria. His was also appointed as the “Ambassador of Peace” (2010). His careers include several theories, book series and his monographs on Islamic sciences at universities are now considered as classics. He is the founder and owner of “ILogos International Publications” in Vienna/Austria.
Themen in »Shia Islam 2. Edition«
Frinds of Quran and Enjoying of Quran . Key questions regarding the Shiite understanding of revelation . On the horizon of revelation . Thematic Questions Regarding the Nature of the Quran / Revelation Broadening horizons . Analysis of the revelation phenomenon . The Meaning of Revelation . Possibility of and the scope of the revelation . Revelation by the word . The Prophetic Revelation . The experience of light . Revelation by Prophet Muhammad Profession or vocation . The Criteria of True Prophethood . The characteristics of the Quranic revelation . Word of God . The Book of God . Source of faith and life . Wonder. The authenticity of the word . God: The Revelator . The Hl. Quran: The Revelation Authentic transmission of Revelation . Authentic transmission through the Prophet. Authentic transmission by the imams. The authority of the infallible imams . Addressee and medium of revelation . Recipient of the revelation . Medium of Revelation.