The Spirit of Islam or The Life and Teachings of Mohammad / / Ameer Ali Syed.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Syed, Ameer Ali,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (508 p.)

Ameer Ali Syed (1849-1928) was one of the most prominent "liberal" thinkers of modern Muslims. He says, "Throughout this work my object has been to discuss the Islamic teachings in a historical spirit and to develop among the latter day Islamists, a perception of the difference between ethics and ceremonialism."

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PREFACE TO THE POPULAR EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. THE LIFE OF MOHAMMED. -- CHAPTER I. MOHAMMED THE PROPHET -- CHAPTER II. THE HEGIRA -- CHAPTER III. THE PROPHET AT MEDINA -- CHAPTER IV. THE HOSTILITY OF THE KORAISH AND THE JEWS -- CHAPTER V. HOSTILITY OK THK JKWS AND ARABS -- CHAPTER VI. MOHAMMED'S CLEMENCY -- CHAPTER VII. THE DIFFUSION OF THE FAITH -- CHAPTER VIII. THE Y EAR OF DEPUTATIONS -- CHAPTER IX. THE FULFILMENT OF MOHAMMED'S MISSION -- PART II. THE SPIRIT OF ISLAM -- CHAPTER I. ISLAM -- CHAPTER II. ISLAM -- CHAPTER III. THE CHURCH MILITANT OF ISLAM -- CHAPTER IV. THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM -- CHAPTER V. SLAVERY -- CHAPTER VI. THE IDEA OF FUTURE LIFE -- CHAPTER VII. THE POLITICAL SPIRIT OF ISLAM -- CHAPTER VIII. THE POLITICAL DIVISIONS A N D SCHISMS OP ISLAM -- CHAPTER IX. THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT OF ISLAM -- CHAPTER X. THE RATIONALISTIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL SPIRIT OF ISLAM -- Appendices -- Index of Names