Ecumenical community : : language and politics of the ummah in the Qur'an / / by Hamza M. Zafer.

• Superior document: Texts and studies on the Qur'an ; Volume 17
• VerfasserIn: Zafer, Hamza,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, [2021]; 2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and studies on the Quran ; Volume 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (229 pages).

"In Ecumenical Community, Hamza M. Zafer explores the language and politics of community-formation in the Qurʼan. Zafer proposes that ecumenism, or the inclusivity of social difference, was a key alliance-building strategy in the western Arabian proto-Muslim communitarian movement (1st/7th century). The Proto-Muslims imagined that their pietistic community-the ummah-transcended but did not efface prior social differences based in class, clan, and custom. In highlighting the inclusive orientation of the Qurʼan's ummah-building program, Zafer provides new insights into the development of early Islam and the period preceding the Arab conquests"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 1. The Ummah and Collectivity -- 2. The Ummah and Class -- 3. The Ummah and Clan -- 4. The Ummah and Custom -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The Ummah Proclamation -- Appendix 2:The Ummah Pact -- Appendix 3: The Ummah Surah Sequence -- Bibliography -- Index of Qurʼanic passages -- Index.