Da'wa : : A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice / / Matthew J. Kuiper.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Kuiper, Matthew J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 13 B/W illustrations

Surveys 1400 years of Islamic missionary thought and practice, from the 7th century to the present dayCovers the full sweep of Islamic missionary history in one volumeIncludes fresh readings of the Qur’an and life of Muhammad and examines key developments in pre-modern Islam through the lens of da‘wa Shows how contemporary da‘wa has been shaped by both classical precedents and the transformations of modernityEmphasises the diversity of da‘wa thought and practice over timeOffers compelling insights into why missionary da‘wa has become the outlet of choice for many activist Muslims in modern times Includes dozens of illustrations, maps and case studies, giving the reader further insight into da‘wa past and present In this engaging study, Matthew J. Kuiper tells the fascinating story of how Islam became a world religion and cultural phenomenon of immense scale, astonishing diversity and global impact. His starting point is the dramatic upsurge in Islamic missionary activism and widespread Muslim recovery of the classical concept of da‘wa (‘inviting’ to Islam, or Islamic mission) in recent times. Going back to Islam’s origins, Kuiper then carefully chronicles 14 centuries of history, from the 7th-century da‘was of the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad to diverse da‘wa initiatives in today’s global religious marketplaces. Paying attention to changing contexts, and to themes like the interplay between the religious and the political, Islamic relations with other religions, and the transformations of modernity, he develops a nuanced and original portrait of the past, present and future of Islamic missionary thought and practice.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Expanded table of contents -- List of illustrations -- List of text boxes -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Note on transliteration and dates -- Introduction -- Part I The pre-modern missionary history of Islam -- 1 The first invitation to Islam: Da‘wa in the Qur’an -- 2 The best inviter: Da‘wa in prophetic sira and hadith -- 3 Da‘wa after the Prophet, circa 632–1100 CE -- 4 Da‘wa in medieval and early modern Islamic history, circa 1100–1700 CE -- Part II The modern missionary history of Islam -- Introduction to Part II -- 5 Contextualising modern da‘wa, eighteenth to twentieth centuries -- 6 The first phase of modern da‘wa, circa 1850–1950: a survey -- 7 The second phase of modern da‘wa, circa 1950–2020: a survey -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: COVID-19 and da‘wa -- Bibliography -- Index