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Dar Hadith al Hassania

Index of Terms

ability 4, 57, 64, 76, 109, 139n24, 158â160, 164, 172, 175â177, 234, 236 , 238, 245, 248, 253â254, 270, 284, 286, 302

disability, inability

abstinence 297â298

academia 204

western ~ 97

acceptance (qabÅ«l) 11, 16, 20â21, 25, 34, 37, 166, 226, 236, 252

non-Â ~ 20

plea for ~ 21

accommodation 236, 240, 249, 251, 252

accomplishments 59, 99, 173, 273

accountability 30

acquiescence 32

action 13â14, 16â17, 19â21, 23, 25, 27, 30â32, 35, 68, 75, 99, 106, 112, 146, 155â156, 166â168, 192â194, 210â211, 216, 219â221, 226â228, 241, 245, 259, 286

divine ~ 102, 111, 260â261

right ~ 217, 224

actors 39, 155â156, 169â170, 172â173, 176, 178, 211

human and non-human ~ 173

male and female ~ 155, 172, 178

social ~ 154â157, 168, 172â173, 178

adab 112, 226, 228, 231

admonishers (wuÊ¿Ê¿Äáº) 185

admonishment 37, 54, 84, 195

adultery 190

advantage 121, 131n9, 143, 147

adversaries 166, 185, 188

adversity 35, 141

aesthetic(s) 152, 258â260, 269â270, 273

~ characteristics 199

literary ~ 198

~ traditions 259, 267

affliction 202, 250, 300â301

afterlife (hereafter) 16, 29, 31, 108â109

aggression 13, 24â25, 50

aggressor 18, 24â25

agricultural land 47

agriculture 80, 87

Ahl al-Sunna 17

aá¸¥qÄf (sand dunes) 293n31

akeda. see doctrine

commemoration of ~ 141

alienation 251

allegations 161, 165, 177, 179â180

allegorical 198, 203

~ interpretation 297, 305

~ techniques 198

allegory 9

allusions 109, 153, 263â264

alms. see charity

compulsory ~ 16

almsgiving 140n26

altars 46

altruism 126â127, 147

ambiguity 15â16, 193, 250

ambivalence 279, 283â284, 303

amendment 111

amenities 60, 101

ancient nations. see ruins

angels 48, 105, 135, 141n27, 158, 177, 198, 214, 227, 272, 289n21

~ in Babel. see HÄrÅ«t and MarÅ«t in the Index of Names HÄrÅ«t and MarÅ«t, IsrÄfÄ«l, JibrÄ«l in the Index of Names

anger 34, 290

animals 57, 78, 80, 165, 177, 213â214

~ sacrifice as rituals 129â130

~ slaughtered regularly (dhabÄ«á¸¥a) 131

~ slaughtered as a sacrifice. see (uá¸á¸¥iya or á¸aá¸¥iyya) 130â131, 139â141, 144n34, 145n

apes, bird, calf, camel, elephant, ewe, fish, goats, horses, insects, mouse, ram, sheep, snake

animosity 30, 34â35

annihilation 2, 48, 52, 68â69, 74â75, 83

anomaly 131

anonymous authors 185

ant 171, 175

antagonism 241, 279

anthropology 96, 240

antiquity 79, 87, 128

late ~ 102, 110, 129, 132â133

anxiety 103, 240, 247, 249, 251

apes 69

aphorisms 301

apocalyptic time 55

Apostle 302

appetite 220

appraisal 172â173

critical ~ 163

negative ~ 175

positive ~ 173

self-Â ~ 35

appraisement 156, 169

apprehension 102, 203

apprentice 258â259, 261, 266, 275

apprenticeship 258â259

appropriateness 95, 141, 226

Ê¿Äqiba (end, outcome) 73â75, 85

Ê¿Äqibat al-dÄr (the fate of the abode) 75, 85

Arabian tales 283

Arabic 36, 52, 54, 63, 107, 133n13, 134n16, 139n24, 160, 185, 187, 202, 212n, 234, 247, 267, 280â282, 286n15, 291, 301

classical ~ 134n16, 155

Arabs 52â53, 59, 61, 79, 110, 225, 229n, 283, 290

pagan ~ 142n29

pre-Islamic ~ 139n24, 140n26

archaeological 44

~ evidence 68, 87

~ remains 71, 87

~ sites 79

archaeology 80, 88

architect 96, 260â261

Supreme ~ 261

architecture 1â2, 96, 112, 174, 260â261, 269

arguments (debates) 9â10, 13n, 14, 17â18, 21â24, 26, 32, 39, 45, 58, 60, 98, 106, 123, 124, 189, 190, 195, 202, 221â222, 224, 235, 289, 290n22, 304n46, 305

Ark of the Covenant 161, 165, 167

Ark of Noah 45â46, 51, 63, 78, 86

armor 57, 165

army 50â51, 158, 165, 175, 290

arrogance 9, 44, 50, 52, 60, 88, 157

art 1, 5, 38, 96, 198, 216, 229, 235, 257, 259â261, 266, 268â276

narrative ~ 199

scribal ~ 5, 257, 268, 272â275

aá¹£á¸¥Äb al-muwÄfÄt 20

ashÃ¢b-Ä± hutÃ»t u aklÃ¢m (the brethren of calligraphy and the pen, erbÃ¢b-Ä± kitÃ¢bet Ã¼ erkÃ¢m) 259, 274

AshÊ¿arÄ«s 189

Ê¿ÄshÅ«ra (Yom Kippur) 190, 191n8

aspirations 33, 38, 96, 134

assailant 24â25

assault 10

assimilation 156, 168, 171, 177, 226, 333

association 156, 168, 170, 235â236, 246â247, 253, 285

astrologers 83

astronomy 68, 80

aá¹lÄl (traces of the deserted campsite) 61

attack 23, 143, 195

attacker 23

audience 45â46, 49, 53â54, 58â60, 62â63, 66, 68, 71, 75, 78â79, 87, 97â99, 103, 112, 115, 153, 169, 176, 180, 200, 234, 239, 244, 284, 291

contemporary ~ 46, 48â49, 59, 72, 75, 85

auditory reception 65

authenticity 186, 194

authoritarian 125â126, 146, 175

autism 240, 254

autonomy 175, 201, 300

avarice 230

awliyÄÊ¾ (friends of God) 213

Äyat al-mÄ«thÄq (verse of the covenant) 299

ayyÄm AllÄh (Th battles of God) 61

ayyÄm al-Ê¿Arab (the tribal battles of the Arabs) 61

balance (iÊ¿tidÄl) 36, 107, 215, 219

banquet. see feast

Basmala (in the name of AllÄh) 157, 170, 273

battle 61, 143n32, 165, 283

beauty 15, 101, 159, 258, 263, 273

beggar 141n27

behavior 2, 34, 44, 54, 58, 61, 81, 84, 87, 101, 102, 111â112, 218

belief 18, 21â22, 26, 32, 36, 51, 53, 54, 57, 101, 103, 109, 111, 128, 153, 172, 201â202, 270, 281, 288â289, 294n, 295, 300, 303, 305

believer 13, 16, 19, 25, 27, 51, 53, 57, 69, 74, 83â86, 100â101, 103, 105, 108, 112, 127, 167â168, 171, 178, 186, 188, 199, 218, 265, 268, 272, 300â301

non-Â ~ 186, 199, 234, 242

beneficiaries 155

benefit 14, 20, 28, 36, 66â67, 72, 96, 139, 143n31, 147, 154, 191, 217, 231

benevolence 33â34, 44, 188

bias. see prejudice

Bible 3, 14, 56, 152â153, 161â167, 169â175, 180, 199, 280, 289

Hebrew ~ 3, 106, 110, 125, 127â128, 132n13, 133, 144â146, 154, 160, 167, 179, 238, 250, 280

Biblical

~ archetype 139

~ counterparts 5, 154, 288, 305

~ customs 110

~ figures 132

~ history 55â57

~ law 110, 130

~ patriarch 289

~ stories 126n4

~ studies 11, 200

~ texts 109

~ traditions 133n15, 153, 200, 306

bioethics 5

biographical 259, 262, 267, 269, 283

~ dictionaries 257, 260â262, 270, 272â273, 275â276

~ entries 269, 273â275

~ genre 262

biography 212, 250, 275, 293

bird 5, 57, 157, 159, 162, 164â165, 169, 171â172, 177, 197, 228â229, 231, 290, 297n, 298

animals, crow, dove, eagle, Hoopoe, Hudhud, peacock, pigeon, rooster

birth 102, 159, 166â167, 223, 287, 289

bitterness 93, 100â101

blame 34, 223, 235

blasphemy 222

blessing 2, 14, 33, 35, 44, 52, 60, 83, 88, 113, 134â136, 165, 167, 228, 252, 260, 272, 275

blind 73, 235, 238, 244, 245n13

blindness 235, 236, 239, 243â246

bliss 105, 298

blood 3, 12, 24n, 126, 138â139, 140, 140n26, 141, 148, 212, 224â226

debt of ~ 29

shedding of ~ 34, 138n22

~ ties 101

bondage 101, 220

Book. see QurÊ¾Än

~ of the Arabs. see QurÊ¾Än

~ of Genesis 50, 187

~ of Kings 162

~ of Kings and Chronicles 160, 164

borrowing 154, 200

botany 68, 80

bounty 35, 112, 148, 173, 215n

bravery 143n31, 211, 283

breastfeeding 250â251

breasts 73, 93, 100, 230, 251

brimstone 82

brother 2, 9â10, 12, 16â18, 20, 22â23, 26â28, 30â37, 93, 100â101, 110n, 111, 163, 212, 249â250, 252, 303

false ~ 13n

righteous ~ 28

brotherhood 101, 138

burden 31â31, 131, 245, 251

burial 14

burning bush 4, 236, 237n7, 247â248

bypassers 193

calf 102, 245

caliph 133n13, 225, 274, 283

calligrapher(s) 258â259, 261â262, 267â270, 271n, 273â275

Ê¿AbbÄsid ~ 258

apprentice ~ 266

biographical dictionaries of ~ 257, 260â261, 270, 272â273, 276

court ~ 258

master ~ 258â259, 261â262, 271, 275

Ottoman ~ 5, 257â260, 266n, 272, 276

calligraphic

~ arts 261, 266, 269, 273

~ knowledge 265

~ lore 269

~ narratives 269

~ practice 261, 275

~ texts 264

calligraphy 4â5, 257â266, 267n, 268â276

art of ~ 260â261, 271, 275

brethren of ~ (ehl-i hatt) 259, 274

ethics of ~ 274

Islamic ~ 269, 276

Ottoman ~ 4, 257, 259, 260n, 262, 266n, 267, 276

science of ~ 263â264, 274

treatises on ~ 257, 260â262, 264n, 266n, 271n

camel 78, 128, 139n24, 141, 174, 220

sacrificial ~ 140

she-Â ~ 191

campsite 61, 78

caprice 2, 33

caravan 174

carpentry 261

castles 47

catalyst 9

categorization 169â170

cathedral 290

Catholic

~ Church 130

~ debates 305

~ mysticism 303

~ revival 283, 303, 305

~ world 303

Catholicism 280

Catholics 289

cave 70, 87, 218

Men of the ~ 218

people of the ~ 192

sleepers in the ~ 87

celestial spheres 66

censorship 279

centrality 82, 128, 201, 234, 260

challenge 26, 125, 152, 172, 187, 195, 203, 235, 242, 286, 296

social ~ 250

theological ~ 304

chapel 87

character 11, 31, 34â35, 37â38, 81â82, 86â87, 121, 153, 161, 173, 178â179, 186, 201, 211, 216, 241, 269â270, 273â274, 283, 286, 293, 298, 300

female ~ 167â168

human ~ 215

charity (alms) 16, 33, 35, 106â107, 130, 141n27, 302

chauvinistic conception 127

cheating 86

child, children 34, 78, 106, 128â129, 143, 240, 287

~ of Adam 142, 299

~ of God 136n, 142n

half-human ~ 159

~ of Israel. see the index of names and places

Chinese 229, 231

chivalry 2, 33â34

chosen 57, 100, 126, 138, 146, 177, 252

~ messengers/ prophets 58, 268

~ son 127

chosenness 125â127

~ of Abraham 136

Christian

~ community 110

~ hospitality 106

~ polemics 282, 288, 305

~ republic 127n

Christianity 101, 128â130, 132n11, 138, 286, 289n22, 296, 301â303

Christians 11, 14, 39, 68, 110, 136n, 142n, 186, 190n5, 301â302

chroniclers 234, 262

chronicles 1, 61, 75

chronologists 289

chronology 45, 49, 56â57, 87, 289

church 101, 127, 129â130, 138, 148, 290, 304â305

circumcision 137

cities 46â49, 69, 72â73, 76, 78, 82â84, 93, 104â105, 192

citizenry 123

citizens 121, 123â125, 127, 144n33, 146â148

citizenship 238

civilization(s) 44, 52, 59â60, 71, 82, 88, 149, 279, 284

ancient ~. see ruins

contemporary ~ 2, 88

destroyed ~ 58

Islamic/ Muslim ~ 279â281, 283, 306

clan. see tribe

cleanliness 137

clemency 2, 33

clouds 290, 292â293

co-existence 105

cognition 234

coherence 14, 19, 39, 168, 178, 200

Cold War 120

columns (pillars) 46, 157, 270

command 15, 20, 54, 65, 67, 70â71, 74, 79, 111, 122, 125, 130, 132n13, 134â135, 137â138, 146, 149, 162, 192, 201, 248, 252, 263â264

divine ~. see divine: command

commandment 104, 106, 111â112, 130

commentaries 11â12, 21, 66, 98n, 100n, 126n4, 136n, 139n24, 158, 180, 188, 195â196, 200, 253, 260, 273, 289, 292n28

scriptural ~ 269, 272

commentators 14, 18, 27, 31, 50â51, 67â71, 137, 290

commitment 99, 101, 123â124, 142, 145, 163, 171, 178, 276, 302n42

communication 44, 61, 80â81, 236, 240, 244, 251, 253

~ differences 235â236

~ difficulty 251

~ disability 252â253

divine-human ~ 111

oral/aural ~ 236, 244â245

communitas 101

community, communities (Umma) 23, 34, 58, 85, 96, 98, 100â101, 112, 126, 129, 136n, 138â139, 142â143, 148, 152, 153, 173, 176, 179, 188, 194, 236, 237n7, 239â247, 251, 259, 274

chosen ~ 126

Christian ~ 110

Jewish ~ 110, 253

Muslim ~ 4, 14, 196, 201, 235, 240, 254

political ~ 126, 147

religious ~ 111

companions 13, 186, 189, 218

ten ~ (Ê¿ashara al-mubashshara) 101n

comparative

~ analysis 10

~ approach 179

~ study 5, 97, 267

compassion 37â38, 111â112, 248

compensation 29

competition 33, 34, 229, 231

complaint 218, 221, 231, 250

comprehension 4, 22, 53, 62, 64â65, 80, 203

conceptualization 198, 234

concordance 10

concupiscence 297â298

condemnation 14, 35, 142n, 167, 305

papal ~ 304

confidence 58, 170

conflicts 15, 24, 32, 36, 98, 105, 127, 138, 147

confrontation 9, 34, 56, 248

connotations 22, 189, 231

consecrated state (iá¸¥rÄm) 131

consensus 153

construction 59, 74, 85, 164â165, 171, 178, 243, 246, 261, 267

contemplation 10, 66, 71, 77, 79, 221, 294n, 295â296, 304n45

contemporaries 47, 50, 76, 78, 85, 87, 262n, 275

contentment (riá¸Ä) 25, 27

context

Arabian ~ 240, 246

historical ~ 98, 106

literary ~ 111

sociocultural ~ 153, 176

spiritual ~ 262

theological ~ 270

continence 214, 297â298

controversy 303â304

conundrums 2, 11, 202

convent 218

conversation 171, 213, 223, 237, 237n7, 249

conversion 158, 160, 171, 174â175, 179

conviction 96, 174, 269

cooperation 144n33, 148

Alcoranistes 282

corruption 16, 32, 74, 81, 177

cosmogony 257, 264, 273, 275

courage 211, 214, 216â217, 220

covenant 5, 14, 34, 39, 55, 127, 133, 136, 142, 143, 145, 161, 165, 167, 299

Godâs ~ 138, 141

divine ~. see divine: covenant

preternatural ~ 148â149

primordial ~ 5, 55, 145, 299

transgenerational ~ 135â136

covenantal

~ bond 148

~ community 126, 138

cowardice 214, 220

craft 45, 78, 258, 260, 262n, 263

craftsmanship 72

creation 53, 55, 64, 66, 97, 99, 101, 132n13, 147â148, 158, 201, 231, 257, 263â264, 267â268, 271â273, 288, 289n21, 292n2, 295, 296

divine ~ 273, 275

~ of Earth 198

~ narrative 197, 263, 266, 268

creature(s) 5, 84, 107, 111, 159, 164, 223, 295

creed 103, 224, 289

crime 12, 14, 18, 22, 25, 26â29, 30n8, 31, 290

critical

~ reading 237

~ study 275

~ thinking 171

criticism 37, 99, 107, 122, 133n14, 142n, 196, 200, 286

historical ~ 195, 197, 290n22

critics 120, 200â201, 269

critique 36, 112, 130, 132, 175, 224, 253

liberal ~ 124

literary ~ 185, 198

crops 12, 142n

crow 229, 298

crucifixion of Jesus 25n

Cry 104

cultivation 87

cults 129

culture 78, 96, 110, 155, 237, 280, 281n7, 285n13, 286

Muslim ~ 195, 280

curiosity 170, 279, 282, 285

dam 52, 78, 87

damage. see harm

danger 105

darkness 244, 245n13, 268, 302

Darwinâs theory 197

daughter 104, 106, 128, 164, 191â193, 223

Day

~ of Judgement 30, 55, 57, 68, 110n10, 138n21, 245n13, 264, 271â272, 274

~ of Recompense 249

~ of Resurrection and Reckoning 34, 53, 55, 142, 299

Days of TashrÄ«q 191n9

the dead 53, 228â229

deaf 235, 240, 143, 245n13, 246, 253â254

deafness 4, 65, 235â236, 239â240, 243â247, 252â253

disability

death 2, 11, 14, 24â25, 28, 37, 76, 108, 113, 122, 128, 130, 136n, 143, 161, 166â167, 177, 260, 265, 281, 285, 290, 304

debate. see arguments

debts 20, 29, 281n5

deceit 13

deception 172, 176

decrees 25, 130

deeds

evil ~ 47, 51

good ~ 19â20, 30â31, 39, 177

valid ~ 21

defense 23â24, 101, 105, 133n14, 194

self-Â ~ 2, 18, 23â25, 38

defenselessness 100

deficiencies 65, 153, 159, 203, 243

deity 140, 146, 170, 249, 294n

delegation 291, 293

deliberation 134n16, 144â146

deliverance 51

delusions 100

democracy 3, 120, 125, 145

democratic

~ citizen 125

~ polity 122â124

~ politics 123â124

~ rationality 122

~ society 123

demonic 124, 127, 144

~ whispering 124

~ will 125

dependence 99, 237

descendant 34, 55â56, 126n4, 129, 135, 138, 146, 213, 243, 299

~ of Adam 14, 32

biological ~ 138

spiritual ~ 129, 138

desert 78, 158, 225

desire 26, 29, 32â34, 128n, 157, 163, 170, 228â229, 247, 251, 280, 297â298

despair 26, 95, 102â103, 248

destiny 99, 134n16, 227

destruction 36, 44, 47, 49, 51â52, 60, 68â70, 72â77, 81â85, 87, 104â105, 120, 126, 140â141, 142n, 144n34, 145â146, 148, 167, 243, 291â293, 295

~ of Second Temple 129â130

devil (IblÄ«s, Satan, al-Shayá¹Än) 17, 31, 33â35, 100, 111, 174, 177, 201, 226â227, 251, 272, 289n21

devilishness 37

devotion 15, 44, 81, 127, 165, 220, 249, 301

DhÅ« l-á¸¤ijja 141n28

dialect 250

dialogue 37, 103, 154, 192, 198, 200, 237, 241â242, 248â250, 252â253

dichotomy 86, 186n, 242

didactics 211

differences

cognitive ~ 238â239

physical ~ 235, 238â239

differentiation 156, 168

dignity 129

dilemma 3, 10â11, 23, 27â28, 125n, 126, 145

directives

QurÊ¾Änic ~ 107

topical scrutiny ~ 82

topographical scrutiny ~ 71

disability 1, 4, 235â240, 243â247, 249â254

~ ethic 234, 240

~ imagery 235â236, 239, 244

people with ~ (ahl al-Ê¿ÄhÄt) 235

~ rhetoric 4, 234

speech ~ 250, 253

blind, deaf, dumb, lame, mute

disasters 88

disbelief (unbelief) 14, 18, 26, 70, 83â84, 100, 161â162, 169â170, 172, 177, 228, 291, 235, 246â247, 253

disbelievers (kuffÄr, polytheist, unbelievers) 17â19, 27, 49, 57, 60, 70, 74â75, 78, 84â86, 128, 166, 177

disciples 9, 108â109, 196, 197, 269, 304

discipline 96, 137, 185, 213, 261

discourse 9, 14, 38, 44, 87, 97, 154â156, 179, 189, 192, 202, 234â235, 237â238, 242, 248â249, 253, 257, 260, 270, 280, 297

Foucauldian ~ 155

QurÊ¾Änâs ~ 2, 52, 61â62, 65, 86, 234â235, 237, 245â246, 253, 294

ruins ~ 73, 75, 80, 85

signs ~ 45, 52, 61â62, 65â66

discovery 128n, 172, 284, 286

disobedience 18, 26, 32, 35, 73, 125, 289n21, 291

dispute 15, 17, 32, 127, 146n, 202, 237n7, 242â243, 289â290, 304â305

distress 100, 247â252, 293

divergence 10

diversity 158, 216, 239

divine

~ abundance 107

~ advice 37

~ appraisal 173

~ approval 193

~ benevolence 188

~ command 20, 105, 134â135, 190, 249, 289n21

~ covenant 14, 133, 142, 145

~ decree 25

~ demand 106

~ empowerment 162â165, 174

~ favor 33â34, 129, 140

~Â -human relationship 99

~ intervention 102, 106

~ intimacy 302

~ laws 15, 19, 25

~ light 267

~ message 103, 245

~ mysteries 265

~ orders 268

~ prophecy 149

~ proximity 39

~ punishment 104, 240, 291

~ transcription 268

~ union 300, 305

~ volition (mashÄ«Ê¾a) 27

~ will (irÄda) 27, 290

divinity 87, 244

doctrine (akeda) 3, 9, 17â18, 120â121, 123, 126â129, 131, 133â134, 136â138, 141, 143â148, 193â194, 286, 289, 303â304

dogma 17, 38â39, 195, 286

domestic order 126

dominion 14, 126, 139â140

earthly ~ 136

doom 2, 294

doubt 76, 102â103, 125, 160, 210

dove 298

downfall 44, 60â61, 83, 88, 105, 166

dream 128n, 134â135, 146, 213

false ~ 241

drink 110n, 191, 227

drought 291

dumb 235n1, 247

duty 2, 68, 82, 109, 111, 210, 223, 260

dwellers. see inhabitants

dwellings (masÄkin) 46â47, 77â78, 82, 85, 101

empty ~ 47

rock ~ 46

dynasties 281

eagle 298n38

ears 45, 63â65, 73, 80, 194, 215n

earth 12, 29, 33, 45, 55, 60â61, 64, 66â67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 84, 88, 100, 107, 135, 142, 158, 164, 198, 221, 230, 241â242, 247, 261, 295

ease 247, 249, 251â252

education 1, 5, 153, 211, 271n, 273

Egyptian(s) 50â51, 79, 84â85, 139n23, 146n, 192, 300

~ edifices 50

elephant 290

elite 175, 194, 284, 304

eminence 228â229

emotional 201, 279, 293

~ distress/ suffering 251

empathy 9, 37, 282

empowerment 3, 161â165, 174, 179

enemy 69, 78, 108, 143â144

enlightenment 5, 264, 273, 282, 306

enslavement 280

envoys 95, 102, 105, 293

envy 2, 14, 31, 33â35, 38

epigraphy 96

epilogue 265

epistemological 3, 185, 258, 266, 275

~ fabric 5, 264, 276

epistemology 61, 260, 276

epitomes 2, 33, 289, 193, 198

equality 16, 168, 215

equilibrium 4, 31

erbÃ¢b-Ä± kitÃ¢bet Ã¼ erkÃ¢m (masters of scribal activity and writing). see ashÃ¢b-Ä± hutÃ»t u aklÃ¢m

erring 100

error 73, 193, 230, 241â242, 291, 302

ethical

~ behavior 112

~ complexities 29

~ dilemma 10â11, 27â28

~ implications 3, 5, 11, 52, 98, 235

~ obligation 4, 44, 54, 88, 106, 254

~ paradigm 2, 44, 87

~ principles 4, 30, 106, 257, 260, 266

~ reasoning 4, 257

~ responsibility 259, 275

~ teachings 132n13

~ values 1, 98, 107, 199, 275

~ virtue 97, 101, 106

ethics 1â2, 4, 23, 38, 96â99, 104, 106, 111â112, 115, 200, 202, 210â213, 215, 218, 228, 231â232, 234, 239, 257, 259, 260â261, 268â270, 272â276, 306

Islamic ~ 65, 96, 112

QurÊ¾Änic Narrative ~ 2, 4, 93, 97â98

ethnocracy 126

Eucharist 109, 130

eulogy (obituary) 280, 280n1

evil 2, 11, 26â34, 37â38, 47, 51, 66, 74, 86, 100, 111, 132n13, 174, 177, 227â229

lesser ~ 24

evildoers 49

evolutions 11, 199, 201, 203, 286n15

ewe 163

exaltation 163, 165, 168, 173

exegesis, exegeses 10, 14, 31, 187, 192, 238, 271â272, 292, 305

Muslim ~ 11, 101n, 133n15, 137

scriptural ~ 5, 257, 276

exegete 1, 11, 13, 17â18, 22, 26, 28â29, 31, 157â160, 169, 187â188, 193, 195â196, 292n28, 297n

MÄlikÄ« ~ 192

Muslim ~ 134, 136n, 166 , 177, 236n, 240, 250

MuÊ¿tazilÄ« ~ 192

premodern ~ 238

Sufi ~ 196

exhortation 3, 112, 186

exodus 84, 248

Book of ~ 250

exoticism 283, 285

expenditures 18

extra-biblical sources 1, 200

extra-QurÊ¾Änic 12, 19, 38, 188â189, 202, 287

~ literature 10

~ narration 11, 14, 22, 35, 37, 195

~ narratives 15, 196

extremes 127, 213â216, 219â220, 225, 229, 231

eye(s) 55, 59, 63â64, 73, 80, 101, 165, 210, 215n, 221, 229â230, 238, 241, 244, 250, 265, 285

fables 281n3, 282â290, 297

failure 9, 52, 73, 195, 242â243

faith 17, 44, 74, 96, 101, 109, 120, 122â123, 125, 132n13, 145, 148â149, 153, 160, 167, 170â171, 173â175, 178â179, 188, 228, 244, 295, 301

Islamic ~ 294

monotheistic ~ 160, 174â176

universal ~ 303

fallacy 3

fallibility 193

fame 70, 163, 170â171, 173, 270

family 24, 38, 48, 101, 104, 107, 145n, 168n10, 212, 215, 248â249, 294

righteous ~ 215â216

fanaticism 34

fantasy 214

fast, fasting 16, 20, 190â191, 239, 251

fatalism 295

fate (qadar) 9, 13, 25, 57â58, 60, 73â75, 85, 87, 106, 293

~ of the abode 85

father 12, 35, 109n8, 110n, 126â129, 132n11, 134â135, 136n, 139, 156, 161, 163, 166, 191, 196, 229, 237n7, 241â242, 246, 262n, 271n, 288n19, 289

father-in-law 49, 287

father-son relationship 127, 199

favor 13, 33â34, 52, 60, 69, 83â84, 126, 129â130, 138n21, 140, 142n, 148, 162, 169, 171, 177, 195, 217, 288

fear 12, 35, 37, 47, 75, 101, 102â103, 105, 108, 142n, 192, 245, 249, 265

~ of God. see piety

feast (banquet, earthly meal, Ê¿Äªds) 101, 108, 138, 191n9

~ of the Sacrifice (Ê¿Äªd al-Aá¸á¸¥Ä) 138, 141n28, 147

~ of the (Slaughter) of Sacrificial Animals 130, 139

female 139n23, 155â156, 167â168, 172, 175, 178, 238

~ monarch 169â170

~ political leadership 169

feminism 202

feminist ethics 202

festival 101, 108â109, 130

fidelity 13, 81

fight 24, 30, 37, 143, 303

figurative 193, 235, 250, 253

figures 55, 58, 106, 110, 133, 154, 179, 186â188, 201â203, 241, 269, 281â283, 287

biblical ~ 132

prophetic vs non-prophetic ~ 153, 176, 179, 198

~ of speech 267

fiqh. see jurisprudence

firÄsa and qiyÄfa 78

fire 12, 16, 82, 137, 143, 162, 224, 242â244, 248

Fire. see hell

fish 51, 159, 230

flaws 194

flesh 139â141

flood 46, 51â52, 82

fluency 4, 234, 236, 253

foes 84, 135, 185

folklore 10, 38, 195

followers 30n8, 36, 108, 138, 189, 194, 240, 292

food 102, 108â110, 140, 227â228

earthly ~ 102

heavenly ~ 109

forbearance 2, 33, 198

forefathers 46, 299

forgery 279

forgiveness 13, 163, 227, 281, 301n41

fortresses 46

frailty 201

fraternal

~ conflict/ dispute 15, 37

~ relationship/ ties 37â38

fratricide 13n, 15, 34â35

French Catholic Revival 283, 303

friendship 146, 219, 298

functionalization 168â169

garden(s) 47, 100

~ owners 193

two ~ 87

Garden(s). see heaven

~ of Eden 45, 55

gender 139n23, 155, 160, 172, 176, 178, 237n6, 138

genealogy 133, 267, 289

generosity 35, 106â107, 111, 166, 216, 283

Genesis 50, 78, 105â106, 122, 126n4, 134â135, 137, 147, 186n, 187, 200

genre

historical ~ 188

literary ~ 1, 4â5, 61, 188, 197, 199, 203, 262

qiá¹£aá¹£ al-anbiyÄÊ¾ ~ 305

geography 68, 80, 281n7

gestures 4, 254

al-ghayb (the Unseen) 63, 87, 161

gift 33, 44, 57, 60, 83, 88, 96, 163â164, 174, 176, 225, 258, 263

glass 274

~ flooring 70, 159â160

~ Palace 156, 159â160, 164, 175

glorification 224, 295

glory 46, 59, 265, 270

gluttony 298

goats 222

gods 45, 50, 52, 128, 142n, 164, 166, 174, 241â243, 245

idols

goddess 128

gold 157, 174, 225, 281n6

goodness 31, 108, 191, 301

Gospel of John 109

Gospels 132

gossip 273

governments 157, 216

despotic ~ 284

grace 33n, 95â96, 103, 163, 210, 221, 302

grammarians

Arab ~ 53

Arabic ~ 29

Grand siÃ¨cle (Great Century) 282, 285n13

grandfather 128, 212

gratitude 3, 35, 39, 44, 60, 88, 115, 139â141, 147â148, 160, 163, 167, 177â179

greed (ifrÄá¹) 5, 177, 214â216, 220, 228â230

sluggishness

Greek(s) 128â129, 229, 231, 285, 302

guests (visitors) 59, 93, 101â107, 109â110, 245, 293

celestial ~ 300

guidance 19, 22, 68, 69, 85, 165, 190, 194, 197, 203, 248, 282, 304

guilty 30n8, 46, 243

habits 98, 110, 218, 221

á¸¥adÄ«th. see traditions

canonical ~ 33

~ collections 186

~ narrators 193

~ scholars 186n, 196

hady, budn, or nusuk. see uá¸á¸¥iya or á¸aá¸¥iyya

hagiography 187, 275

Hajj, á¸¥ajj. see pilgrimage

á¸¤anafÄ«s 189

á¸¤anbalÄ«s 189

á¸¥arÄm 240

hardship 141n27, 247, 251

harm (damage) 23â25, 27â28, 35, 106, 243â244, 286

harvesting 193

hashish 270

á¸¤ashwiyya. see muá¸¥addithÅ«n

hatred 14, 230

hearing 4, 21, 63â65, 67, 170â171, 222, 234, 235n2, 236, 240, 244â246, 252â253, 291

heart 16â17, 26, 35, 63â65, 71, 73, 80, 88, 108, 139â140, 194, 210, 221, 225, 229â230, 294, 300, 302

heaven (Garden) 12, 47, 64, 66, 69, 77, 105, 107â109, 135, 142n, 158, 188, 221, 230, 240â242, 243n11, 247, 261, 273, 290, 295

heir 47, 84â85, 107, 138, 166, 212

Hell (Fire) 10, 12, 14, 25â26, 30, 74, 99, 295

Hellfire 14

helplessness 244

hereafter. see afterlife

heretical 282, 301, 303

~ traditions 305

heretics 289

hermeneutics 1, 4â5, 38, 192â193

heroes 188

hesitation 103â104

hierarchy 38, 130, 146

highway 48â49, 76, 139

á¸¥ikma. see wisdom

hills 12, 46, 162, 164, 228, 297

Hindu 55, 168n6

historians 133, 187, 193, 267n, 292n27

Muslims ~ 187

~ of religion 130â131

historicity 186, 198â199, 247

history 10, 32, 44â46, 55â58, 60, 68, 72, 75, 78â81, 83, 86, 88, 96, 111, 120, 123, 132n13, 140n25, 153, 185, 187, 195â196, 198â199, 201, 203, 211â212, 217, 237, 257, 262, 269, 280, 281n7, 287, 290, 292n26, 293, 301

Islamic ~ 257

reception ~ 1, 3, 5, 185, 203

salvation ~ 44â45, 49, 55â58, 63, 79, 86, 88

homicide 34

honesty 81

honnÃªtetÃ© sociability 285n13

honor 14, 105, 129, 159, 188, 268â270, 272, 275

Hoopoe (Hudhud) 157â158, 169, 172, 175

hope 46, 53â54, 96, 103, 111, 123â124, 130, 298n, 304

horses 163

hospitality 2, 96, 98, 101â107, 109â113, 293â294

Christian ~ 106, 110

divine ~ 2, 93, 95, 100â101, 105, 107, 109, 113

human ~ 2, 93, 95, 109

QurÊ¾Änic ~ 106, 111â112

host 11, 101â102, 105â110, 293

hostage 175

hostility 281, 283, 296

Hour 53â55, 249

House. see KaÊ¿ba

household 47â48

houses 47, 108

Hudhud. see Hoopoe

á¸¥ujja (proof) 158

humanism 131, 305

humanity 36, 46, 55, 107, 112, 120, 128, 137, 140â142, 145, 148, 199, 283, 299, 303

humility 3, 88, 179

humor 219, 283

hunger 108, 109

hyperbole 80

hypocrisy 36, 294, 296

hypocrites (munÄfiqÅ«n) 17, 86

IblÄ«s, IblÃs. see devil

Ê¿ibra. see lessons

icon polemics 238

ideals 120, 144

identification 103, 168â169, 171, 176, 178, 188, 230, 285

identity 97, 120, 123, 127, 133n15, 134, 138, 156, 168â169, 173, 175, 178, 188, 239, 250, 253, 259, 269

ideologies 238

idleness 14

idol(s) 73, 166, 236, 238, 240â246, 252

~ polemics 240, 244

~ worshippers 166

gods

idolatry 124, 242â243

Ê¿Äªds. see Feast

Ê¿ifrÄ«t (stalwart) 158

ignorance 16, 38, 65, 140n26, 220

learned ~ 303

veil of ~ 16, 122â123, 145, 148

iá¸¥rÄm. see consecrated state

ijtihÄd 65

Iliad 128

ill-treatment 34

illumination 257

illusion 19, 36, 174â176

image 29, 36, 75, 100â101, 107â108, 109n9, 112, 154, 159, 166, 173, 189, 193, 229, 241â243, 298

imagery 198, 235â237, 239, 240, 245, 251

imagination 38, 77, 128, 133, 220, 284, 287, 305

imam, imÄm 50n, 192, 194

~ for humanity 137

~ for mankind 136â137

Immaculate Conception 289

immortality 107

immunity. see infallibility

impairments 238, 243

impediment 192

imperative 67, 71, 112, 153n, 245

impersonalization 168

implications 1, 5, 11, 17, 49, 55, 60, 62, 66, 68, 77â80, 192, 202â203, 211

ethical. see ethical: implications

intricate ~ 38

moral. see moral: implications

normative ~ 192â193

impostor 281, 288, 296

impurity 223

inability 65, 234â236, 243â246, 252â253

incense 166

incisiveness 217

independence 175

individuality 148

indulgence 226

ineloquence 250

infallibility (immunity, Ê¿iá¹£ma) 58, 189, 193â195, 197, 203

infancy 16, 248, 250

infant 142n, 251

infidel 222, 296

informality 249

ingratitude 35, 44, 52, 60, 88, 163

inhabitants (dwelles) 78, 105

~ of the cities 72, 104â105

~ of the Fire/ Hell 12, 25â26

~ of Tanglewood 49

inheritance 84â85, 219

inhospitality 112

injustice 13, 25, 35â37, 192, 202, 214â215, 223â224

ink 261, 272

inkpot 273

innocent 12, 25, 106

insects 12, 165

animals

inspiration 9, 36, 78, 87, 167â168, 187, 198, 258, 282

institutions 123, 145, 148, 238â239, 246

instructions 10, 14, 38, 61, 71â72, 87, 98, 192, 266, 268, 285

integrity 270, 305

intellect 5, 64, 77, 80, 217, 228, 266, 271

intellectual 130, 159, 201, 210, 260, 262, 264, 266, 269, 271, 275, 279, 280n2, 285, 304

~ ability/ capabilities 158â159

~ deficiency 159

European ~ 5, 279, 281, 301, 304, 306

intelligence 217, 229, 280n1

intent/ intention 16, 20, 22, 27â29, 35, 37, 97, 143n32, 171, 176, 188, 199

interpretation 2â3, 5, 10, 13â14, 17â19, 21â23, 25, 27â32, 34, 37â39, 50, 55, 58, 69, 76, 80, 85, 88, 93, 95, 97â98, 106, 109, 125, 126n4, 127, 133, 135, 143, 146â148, 160, 166, 185, 187â189, 194, 197â198, 201â203, 215, 253, 257, 282, 292n28, 294, 296â297, 301, 305â306

interpreter 11, 15, 21, 146n, 250, 252, 306

interrogative 29, 71, 73, 82

intertexts 154

intertextuality 109, 133

intimacy 230, 249, 252â253, 298, 302

intuition 4, 216â217, 231â232

invasion 170, 175

~ of Iraq 120

investigators 77

invocation 61, 132, 170, 247

iron 165

irony 59, 105, 292, 294

irrigation 87

Islam 9, 17, 19, 21, 24â25, 97, 129â132, 137â138, 140n26, 241, 201, 235, 237, 263, 272, 274, 283, 291, 294, 296, 298, 301, 306

conversion to ~ 158, 186

foundational text of ~ 289, 306

legal-centric ~ 240

Islamic

~ calendar 130

~ exegesis 11

~ heritage 10, 203

~ jurisprudence. see jurisprudence: Islamic

~ law 1, 28, 139n23, 144n34, 146n, 239

~ legal theory (uá¹£Å«l al-fiqh) 189

~ legislation 1, 115

~ religion 262n, 306

~ scripture 5, 279

~ tradition 10â11, 61, 112, 201, 275, 283, 287, 297

Ê¿iá¹£ma. see infallibility

Israelites 14, 84â85, 110, 127, 138n21, 161, 167, 190n5, 194

isrÄÊ¾Ä«liyyÄt 11, 166, 194â197, 199

jÄhiliyya. see pre-Islamic: Age of Ignorance

jewels 157, 267

Jewish 1, 11, 96, 98, 106, 111, 126n4, 129, 130, 132, 135n19, 142n29, 153, 154, 190, 200, 289

~ communities 110, 253

Jews 11, 13â14, 19, 25, 39, 68, 130, 136n, 138, 142n, 186, 289

jihÄd 143n30

jinn 156, 159â162, 165â166, 171, 177

journey 142n, 171, 174, 178, 202, 219, 225, 239, 251, 264, 266

Judaism 129â130, 132n11, 138

judge 146n, 148, 211â212, 262n, 272n

judgment 16, 30, 55, 57, 68, 74, 122, 124, 146n36, 159, 162, 176, 192, 241, 245n13, 274, 288

jurisdiction 21

jurisprudence (fiqh) 186n, 195, 212, 230, 239

Islamic ~ 189, 224

jurist 11, 20, 23â25, 54, 65, 189, 191, 193

Muslim ~ 143n30, 189, 192â193, 235, 239

justice (Ê¿adÄlat) 9, 25, 30, 36â37, 39, 95â96, 123â124, 170, 214â217, 219, 245, 257

divine ~ 31, 211, 290

downward ~ 216

human ~ 211

poetic ~ 51

universal ~ 126n5

upward ~ 216

juxtaposition 175, 188

KaÊ¿ba (Ancient House, Holy House, House) 21, 139, 191n8, 220, 224, 290

KalÄ«la wa-Dimna 284

KarahisÃ¢rÃ® School 271n

Khalaf. see scholars: later

KharijÄ«s 17â19

(the) killed 30

killer 30, 36

killing 12, 22â26, 28â32, 129, 146, 192, 219, 223, 228â229, 297n, 298n

wanton ~124

king 3, 59, 108, 110n, 126, 157â159, 160, 162â165, 167, 168n5, 169â177, 179, 218, 225, 229, 284, 291

kingdom (malakÅ«t) 32, 101, 110n, 156â158, 160, 163â164, 166â167, 172, 177

kingship 161â162, 165, 167

kinsfolk. see relative

kinship. see relative

kinsman 111

knowledge 15, 32â33, 44, 60â61, 66â68, 78, 80, 88, 99, 153, 159, 161â165, 170â172, 180, 186n, 188, 210â211, 216â217, 228â232, 234, 242, 244, 246â247, 257, 260â266, 269â270, 272, 274â275, 280, 285â286, 291, 302

~ acquisition 4

encyclopedic ~ 305

infinite ~ 248

intuitive ~ 4, 210

religious ~ 4â5, 234, 236, 243â246, 253, 276, 289

labor hiring 191

lame 235

land (terrain) 12, 14, 25, 32, 47, 67, 71â73, 75, 79, 81â82, 85, 87, 110, 177, 242, 286, 290

~ of Moriah 134n17

promised ~ 84

strange ~ 110

landmarks 93

landscape 61, 71, 76, 87, 93, 203, 258

language 121, 133, 144n33, 147, 155, 185, 192, 196, 200, 213, 225, 231, 234â235, 235nn1â2, 239, 244, 246, 249, 252â254, 265, 272, 280, 284n8, 286n15

~ of ants 171

~ of birds 165, 171

disability ~ 237â238

~ of jinn 171

vernacular ~ 286n15

Last Supper 109, 109n9

law 14â15, 19, 21â22, 24â25, 28, 30n8, 53, 66, 81, 110, 122, 125â127, 142, 144, 146, 148, 189, 190â191, 203, 286, 293, 298

~ of God 35, 143

legitimate ~ 124

retaliatory ~ 25

sacred ~ 111, 121

universal ~ 137

lawgiver 137, 191

lawlessness 2, 33, 124, 148

lawmaking 137

leader 30n8, 50n, 126, 137, 160, 169, 174â175, 198, 291â292

religious ~ 234

leadership (imÄma) 14, 16, 34, 169, 171, 175, 236

legacy 85, 188, 294

legal interpreter (mujtahid) 146n

legend 44â45, 52, 58, 70, 154, 163, 187

legislation (SharÄ«Ê¿a) 1, 14, 28, 36, 115, 167, 189, 190â191, 194

~ of the past prophetsâ (sharÊ¿ man qablanÄ) 189

legitimacy 2, 105, 122, 158, 172, 191, 199, 257, 261, 271, 274â276

lessons (Ê¿ibra) 3, 37, 48, 55, 60, 64, 66, 72â73, 79, 80, 88, 152, 167, 197, 199, 272n10

letter 115, 156â157, 170, 172, 174â176, 261

Islamic ~ 79

Levh-i Maá¸¥fÃ»z. see Preserved Tablet

liberalism 3, 120â123, 129

political ~ 123, 127, 134, 145, 147â148

liberals 123

life

democratic ~ 124â125, 145

eternal, everlasting ~ 108, 229, 298

ethical ~ 269

human ~ 25, 37, 93, 96, 99, 107â108, 215

literary ~ 5, 306

personal ~ 96, 102, 280

political ~ 121

spiritual ~ 297

virtuous ~ 210

lightning 78

lineage 14â15, 243, 269

literature 10, 38, 188, 195, 200, 202, 212â213, 217â218, 231, 245n13, 260â261, 267, 274, 286n15

akhlÄq ~ 4

Arabic ~ 36, 59, 201

Christian ~ 106

classical ~ 33

exegetical ~ 11

Rabbinic ~ 106, 110

Sufi ~ 4, 213

traditional ~ 199

Western ~ 197

livestock 64, 78, 140, 142n

loaves 220

locutions 237, 242, 245n13, 248

lore 52, 61, 97, 98, 187, 269

losers 12, 31, 191

loss 13, 17, 59, 120, 123, 201, 243

lots 128, 191

casting ~ 191

love 5, 27, 34â35, 38â39, 129, 166, 170, 223â224, 252, 284n8, 298n, 300â304

divine ~ 34, 38â39, 300â301

~ for/of God 135, 300â304

irrepressible ~ 5

passionate ~ 300â301

pure ~ 303â304

~ for wives 166

loyalty 175

lust 5, 228â229

magic 161, 165, 177, 180

books of ~ 177

magician 166, 177

Mahometans 301

male 139, 155â156, 172, 176, 178, 238

malevolence 2, 35, 38â39

mandatory act 125

mankind 44, 50, 55â56, 61, 66â67, 70, 80â81, 87â88, 96, 136â137, 139, 177, 191n8, 260

marginalization 3, 185, 188â189, 195, 202

marriage 19, 36, 159, 240

martyr 12, 24, 143, 224

martyrdom 126, 129, 143â147

masÄkin. see dwellings

master 213, 218, 245, 258â259, 261â262, 266, 269, 271â272, 274, 275, 300

mastery 164, 259, 261, 274

materiality 176

maternalistic 175

matrimonial rights 15

Matthew 110, 170

maximalists 196, 239

maxims 287

meal 107â109

earthly ~. see feast

meaning

inner ~ (bÄá¹in) 195

ostensible ~ (áºÄhir) 195

Meccan 13n

~ sanctuary 131

~ sÅ«ras 13n, 98, 185, 240, 247

~ temple 290

medieval 143, 301

~ Islamic works 66

~ Sufi mystics 201

memoirs 260

memory 69, 97, 167, 214

menstruation 239

merchants 79

mercy 54, 68â69, 83, 95, 101â103, 107â109, 112, 226, 228, 252, 291

message 2, 22, 52â53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 70, 73, 75, 80â81, 85â88, 97, 103, 105, 108, 132, 152, 160â161, 170, 172, 174, 178â179, 195â196, 199, 210, 245â246, 248, 251, 282, 291, 293, 306

messenger. see prophet

divine ~ 103, 195

messiah 126

metallurgy 261

metaphor 101, 172, 224, 243â244, 279

metaphorical 39, 163, 235

~ murder 32

meteorology 66, 68

methodology 3, 9, 198, 201, 203, 288

middle

absolute ~ 215, 218

relative ~ 215, 218

Middle Ages 279, 298, 303

migrants 110

migration 120

military 61, 143

~ expedition 165, 290

milk 12, 139n24, 221â223

millat IbrÄhÄ«m (the religion of Abraham) 132, 190

mind 62â64, 80, 102, 153, 171, 285, 300

~ games 172, 174

minimalists 38, 196

minister 158, 249

miracles 57, 124, 159, 269

miraculous 109, 125, 297

~ stories 272

misdeeds 194

misery 12, 291

misfortune 59, 141n27

Mishnah 130

mission 26, 44, 57, 58, 72, 74, 83, 85â86, 129, 132n13, 170, 174, 291, 293

missionary, missionaries 110, 301

Christian ~ 279, 288

mockery 51, 100

Mohammedanism 299

monarch 169â170, 172, 174

righteous ~ 215â216

monolithic figure 201

monotheism 68, 241, 245, 247â248

monotheist (á¸¥anÄ«f) 103, 157, 243n11

monotheistic 129, 170, 247â248

~ faith/ religion 11, 129, 160, 166, 171, 174â176

~ traditions 129, 202

monument 5, 46, 50, 59â60, 72â73, 80, 85â86

castles, fortresses, obelisks, palace, pyramids, tower

moon 52, 66, 78, 80

moral

~ blame (á¸¥araj) 235

~ conduct 17, 99

~ corruption 81

~ degeneration 294

~ depravity 253

~ duty 2, 82

~ fables 285

~ failings 34

~ guidance 22, 194, 203

~ implications 1, 26, 194, 203

~ lessons 72, 79, 80

~ philosophy 1, 5, 200

~ responsibility 304

~ unity 141â142

~ values 5, 97, 196, 259, 268, 276, 301

~ violations 32

~ virtue 2, 4

morality 36, 86, 200, 216, 234, 260, 269, 275

consequentialist ~ 2, 44, 87

utilitarian ~. see utilitarian morality

mortification 297â298

mosque(s) 4, 190n6, 220, 240, 254, 261

imperial ~ 261n2

mother 58, 156, 159, 176, 248, 250â251, 282, 288n19

motifs 36, 59, 61, 78, 128, 161, 241, 267, 294â295, 299

literary ~ 33, 199

polemical ~ 306

ubi sunt ~ 59, 61

mountain 29, 45â47, 50â52, 59, 80, 86, 107, 139, 164, 265, 281

mouse 220

al-MubtadaÊ¾. see Genesis

muá¸¥addithÅ«n 23

muá¸¥aqqaq 264

mujtahid. see legal interpreter

mummification 51

mummy 51, 87

munÄfiqÅ«n. see hypocrites

mundane 143â145, 147

murder 9â11, 16, 22â24, 26â32, 34â35, 37, 128, 222

repellence of ~ 32

(the) murdered 27

murderer 9, 27

MurjiÊ¾a 17

muá¹£á¸¥af. see QurÊ¾Än

musk 157

Muslim 1, 3â5, 9, 11, 13, 18, 25, 30, 32, 39, 51, 82, 96â97, 101n, 120, 131n9, 132n11, 132n13, 134, 136â139, 141n28, 143n30, 144n34, 147, 154, 156, 160, 186â187, 189, 190â197, 213, 234, 237, 240, 247, 254, 259â261, 272, 275, 279â280, 282, 286â291, 295â296, 298, 299, 301â302, 305

~ community 4, 14, 196, 201, 235, 240, 254

~ conduct 275

~ exegetes. see exegete: Muslim

~ jurists 143n30, 189, 192â193, 235, 239

~ scholars 9n, 11, 16, 160, 187, 280, 300

~ soldier 143

al-muÊ¾tafikÄt (Overturned Cities) 47

mutawassimÄ«n 48, 76, 79

MuÊ¿tazilÄ«(s) 17â18, 26, 28, 66, 189, 193,

~ exegete 192

MuÊ¿tazilism 234

mute 235, 244, 245â246

muteness 236, 239â240, 243â247, 253

muttaqÄ«n (God fearing) 17â18, 74, 84, 101

mysteries 158, 265

mystics 201, 294, 299â301, 303

mystical 230â231, 264, 282â283, 294, 299, 302â305

~ contemplation 295

~ interpretation 292n28, 306

~ poetry 297

~ theology 302, 305

mysticism 282â283, 294, 295, 302n44, 303, 305â306

crisis of ~ 303

French ~ 304

monastical ~ 304

mystique 283, 294n, 295, 302

mythology 49

myths 3, 121, 132n13, 154

NaqshbandÄ«

~ master 218

~ shaykh 231

narration 1, 11â12, 22, 96â97, 102, 152â153, 186n, 187n, 188â189, 194â196, 237, 248, 261, 263, 271â272, 275, 283, 290

biblical ~ 16

extra-QurÊ¾Änic ~. see extra-QurÊ¾Änic: narration

narrative(s)

annihilation ~ 2

biblical ~ 13â14, 111, 133, 152, 172, 199

canonical ~ 195

~ coherence 178

coherent ~ 152, 162

counter-Â ~ 186

~ discourse 192

~ ethics 1â2, 93, 96â98, 200

~ of figures 55

~ genres 187

individual ~ 98

literary ~ 5, 199, 257

~ motifs 199

non-canonical ~ 195

Ottoman ~ 267

para-Â ~ 3, 152â153, 155, 161â162, 167, 176â179

poetic ~ 263â264

~ of prophets 58

~ prosthesis 237

punishment ~ 76

public ~ 167â168

religious ~ 28, 167, 287

~ texts 153

theological ~ 176

~ voice 291

á¸¥adÄ«th, hagiography, history, qiá¹£aá¹£ al-anbiyÄÊ¾, sÄ«ra

narrativity 96

narrativization 4â5, 257, 264, 269, 276

narratology 96, 201

narrators 176

á¸¥adÄ«th ~ 193â194

nasÄ«b (amatory prelude) 61

NÄá¹£irean Ethics 213

naskh 264, 271n

nations 16, 32, 47, 52, 57, 59â61, 68â69, 72â75, 81â87, 88, 135, 160, 190, 195â196

ancient ~ 44, 52, 57, 60, 72â73

punished ~ 2, 44, 74, 87

natural phenomena 99

nature 5, 16, 18, 33, 35, 37â38, 44, 71, 80â81, 103, 121â122, 125â128, 146, 152, 161, 175, 190, 195, 262, 266, 270â271, 282, 294, 295, 299, 301

angelic ~ 273

Nazism 123

(the) needy 107, 111, 140

negation 29, 109, 297

negotiation 98

Nehemiah 167

neighbors 110

Neoplatonist 302

New Testament 3, 106, 110, 127, 132, 145, 197, 288

nobility 157, 175, 269, 280

nobles 39, 103, 157, 159, 176

nomination 168

non-biblical 299

~ figure 49

~ peoples 56

~ stories 185

non-prophetic

~ actors 178

~ agents 178â179

~ figures 153

~ stories 185

norms

~ of existence 122

~ of legality 122

social ~ 103

nostalgia 61

novels 1, 36, 197, 284

novelty 169, 285, 305

nuqá¹a 263â264

calligraphy, Pen

oasis 47

obedience 17â18, 34â35, 44, 88, 137, 246

obedient 157

obelisks 50

obituary. see eulogy

obligation 4, 17, 20â21, 23â24, 44, 53â55, 62, 65, 67â68, 70â71, 79â80, 88, 106, 137, 139, 142â143, 147, 247, 254

observation 2, 44â45, 53, 67â68, 71, 73, 77â78, 87â88, 105, 137

obstinacy 16, 65, 83â84

ocean 165, 220

oddities 86

odes. see poem

offering 12, 15â16, 34, 36, 128, 138, 147

burnt ~ 134n17, 135, 139

idolatrous ~ 124

offspring 12, 32, 159, 299

Old Testament 160

omnipotence 99

omnipresence 247â248

opponents 98â100, 105

pagan ~ 111

(the) oppressed 30â31, 36

oppression 51

oppressor 30â31

orality 234, 246, 253â254

ordinance 24

organs 55, 63â64, 73, 80

sensory ~ 55, 64â65

ears, eyes, hearts, minds

oriental(s) 280, 284â285, 288, 305

~ erudition 280, 305

~ fables 283

~ languages 280, 284n8

~ narrative creativity 282

~ vogue 284

~ wisdom 285â286

orientalism, orientalist 10, 279, 284, 289n22, 304

ornamentation 95

orphans 141n27, 228

orthodox 195, 294

orthodoxy 302n42, 303

oryx 78

ostracism 16

Ottoman(s) 4â5, 212, 257â260, 262, 266â267, 270, 275â276

~ authors 4, 257, 260, 281n5

~ calligraphy. see calligraphy: Ottoman

~ chief architect Mimar. see SinÃ¢n

~ Empire 212, 258â259

~ scholars 212, 267n

~ society 258, 260

~ treatises 257, 260n, 261

overtures 257, 260, 262, 269, 272, 275â276

Overturned Cities. see al-muÊ¾tafikÄt

pacificism 2, 22, 33

pacifism 23, 39

pacifist 25, 37

pagan 45, 60, 69, 84, 111, 128â129, 132, 142n

~ intellectuals 130

Meccan ~ 68

~ rituals 130

palace 50, 59, 73, 93, 112, 157â160, 164, 174â175, 225, 229

palm trees 47

pan-semiotic 155

parable 2, 13, 76, 201, 245, 285

paradigm 2â3, 34, 38, 44, 87, 97, 144, 167, 187, 198

paradise 2, 12, 14, 34, 95â96, 99â101, 105, 108, 251, 298

paradox 129, 131

parallelism 61, 99

para-narrative 3, 152, 155, 162, 167, 176â178

~ agendas 153, 161, 178â179

parent 34, 159, 228, 240

parenthood 240

parody 51

paronomasia 78

participation

religious ~ 4, 239, 251â253

parties

fascist ~ 120

nationalist ~ 120

passions 5, 120, 164, 297â298

patience 35, 219, 227

patrimony 138, 216

patronage ties 279

Pauline Christianity 138

peace 2, 9, 66, 82, 84, 93, 100â102, 113, 134, 136, 161, 271, 304

interior ~ 304n45

peacock 229, 298

pearl 157, 165, 224, 267, 272

pedagogy 276

Pen(s) 260, 263â264, 267â268â269, 271â274

creation of the ~ 264, 271â272

~ of Enlightenment 273

Reed ~ 267â268

Six ~ 272n

penalty. see punishment

penman, penmen 269â270

perception 2, 36, 55, 62, 64â65, 80, 96, 99, 112, 153, 167, 176, 201, 214

perfection 210

human ~ 193

performance indicators 155

permissibility 23, 25, 27, 67â68, 191, 193

persecutions 70

persecutors 143

Persianate

~ art 266

~ literature 267

person

first-Â ~ 53, 99, 249, 253

second-Â ~ 46, 53, 71â72, 248â249, 253

third-Â ~ 53, 71, 169, 248

personalization 168

personas 1

Petit concile 304

philology 304

philosopher 128, 200, 211â213, 217, 301, 303, 304n46

liberal political ~ 121â122

Sufi ~ 202, 303

philosophy 1, 5, 96, 198, 200, 231, 296

Islamic ~ 202

physical

~ distress 251

~ suffering 251

~ trait 238, 244

physicality 77, 79

physiognomy 78

piety (fear of God, taqwÄ) 2, 9, 17â21, 35, 75, 105, 112, 139, 141, 272â273, 301, 303

lack of ~ 15, 19â22

pigeon 298n

pilgrimage (Hajj, á¸¥ajj) 20, 79, 137â140, 141n28

~ to Mecca 130

pilgrims 79, 93, 110, 130â131, 141n28, 147

pillars. see columns

piracy 280

plains 47, 80

planets 52, 59, 66, 68, 80

plants 52, 78, 80, 214

plea 21, 39, 105

plot 241â242, 244, 287

pluralism 123

interpretive ~ 238

religious ~ 303

plurality 34, 73

plutocrat 124

poem (odes) 59, 98, 107, 274, 293, 301

poet 59, 212, 241, 260, 272n, 301

poetry 211, 231, 262n, 292n28, 293, 297

Arabic ~ 29, 61

polemics 99, 131, 154, 238, 240, 244, 279, 282, 288, 305

political

~ covenant 127

~ order 121

~ succession 83

~ theology 3, 120â124, 126â127, 131, 134, 143â144, 146â148

politics 1, 3, 5, 120â121, 123â124, 126â127, 129, 144, 146â147, 216

democratic ~ 123â124

identity ~ 120

liberal ~ 120

polytheism 18, 35

polytheist. see disbeliever

polytheistic

~ gods 128

~ traditions 129

(the) poor 110, 139â140, 145n, 193

post-biblical 180, 187, 202

~ commentaries 180

~ texts 106, 200

~ traditions 10

posterity 46â47, 51, 85, 87

post-Temple era rabbis 130

power 3, 5, 36, 44, 51, 59â60, 70, 72, 80, 83, 88, 102, 109, 120, 125, 145â146, 149, 156, 158â159, 161â163, 165, 166, 171â172, 174â177, 179, 234, 243, 246â248, 250, 271, 279, 283, 298n, 303

abuse of ~ 124

destructive ~ 70, 75

Godâs creational ~ 107

praise 35, 160, 170, 173, 193, 221â226, 267, 273, 275

prayer 16, 18, 20, 26, 110, 130, 132n13, 137, 140, 190, 220, 226, 248

~ of the quiet 304

regular ~ 141

~ of the sick 239

preaching 57, 60, 74

predecessors 84, 231, 273

scriptural ~ 153

predestination 267, 296

preface 4, 213, 226, 257, 260, 262, 264, 266n, 267, 268, 276, 281n5, 284n9, 285, 286n14, 288n18

preference (tafá¸Ä«l) 105, 164â165, 173, 191n9, 239

pregnancy 12

pre-Islamic

~ Age of Ignorance (jÄhiliyya) 140n26

~ Arabian culture 78

~ Arabians 128, 142n

prejudice (bias) 282, 299

Preserved Tablet (Levh-i Maá¸¥fÃ»z) 263â264, 272

pretexts 32, 145, 295

prey 100

pride 60, 157

priestly

~ hierarchy of Church 130

~ organization of the Temple 130

prince 212, 216

proclaimer 241, 245, 247â248

proclamation 2, 37, 61, 96, 100, 104â105, 140, 234

progeny 5, 55, 83, 127, 134, 136, 142, 299

prohibition 17, 21â22, 54, 191, 193

promises 75, 96, 100â101, 111, 121, 138â139, 161, 219

property 20, 24â25, 28, 158

prophecy 13, 44, 52, 60â61, 68, 70, 72â73, 76, 81, 85, 88, 149, 167, 188, 271

prophet (messenger) 2â3, 13â14, 18â19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32â33, 44â52, 55â58, 60â61, 66, 68â69, 72â74, 78, 80â83, 85â88, 98â100, 103â105, 128â129, 135, 146, 153â154, 157, 159, 161â163, 166â167, 176â177, 185â197, 199, 201, 213, 221, 223â224, 226, 240â241, 245â253, 260â261, 263, 265, 268â269, 271, 275, 282, 286â288, 290, 293, 296â297, 300, 305

antecedent ~ 188

co-Â ~ 250

~ Companions 13

Offspring of ~ 32

~âs speech difficulty 247, 250, 252â253

prophethood 158, 165, 186, 192, 253, 267

prophetic

~ actions 192

~ agent 161â163, 165, 169, 173, 176â179, 154

~ authorities 261, 265â266, 270

~ figures 153, 176, 179, 198

~ law 189, 203

~ missions 44, 57â58, 72, 74, 83, 85, 174

~ narratives 186, 188, 193, 201, 282

~ speech 99

~ status 153, 161â162, 167, 171, 176

~ stories 10, 185, 187, 194â196, 269

~ tales 198, 283

~ tradition 112, 275

prophetology 303

propitiation 3, 127, 131, 138, 140â141, 144

prosopography 270â271, 275â276

prostration 17

protagonist 155, 169, 171, 198, 287

protection 100â101, 104â105, 108, 110â111

protector 109, 268

provenance 111

proverbs 285, 287

providence 85, 99

provider 107â109, 111

provision 107â108, 110â111, 132n13

provocation 9, 37

proximity 39, 48, 77, 79, 84

Psalm 57, 84, 101, 108â109, 161

psychological 124, 199

~ interpretation 5

psychotherapy 1

(the) punished 2, 44, 74, 77, 87

punishment (penalty) 11, 14, 26â28, 34, 47, 58, 68â69, 74, 77, 83â84, 93, 99, 104â105, 161â163, 190, 196, 240, 291

~ of annihilation 69

~ stories/narrative 44, 47, 51, 58â61, 68, 70, 72, 74â76, 78, 80, 82, 85, 87â88, 101

purification 20, 35, 137, 218

purity 171, 223, 294

pyramids 50, 78â79

qibla 224

qiá¹£aá¹£. see stories

qiá¹£aá¹£ al-anbiyÄÊ¾. see tales: of the prophets

qiyÄs 65

QurÊ¾Än (Book, Book of the Arabs, muá¹£á¸¥af) passim

copyists of ~ 269

QurÊ¾Änic, QurÊ¾Änâs

~ accounts 3, 45, 109, 144â145, 167, 282, 288, 297

~ chapters (sÅ«ras) 56, 58, 97, 99, 237

~ commands 70

~ conventions 86

~ decalogue 111

~ discourse 2, 52, 61â62, 65, 80, 86, 234, 237, 246, 253, 294

~ epistemology 61

~ inscription 93

~ message 108, 132, 246, 282

~ narrating 3, 152, 173, 178â179

~ narrative 1â5, 10â11, 15, 22, 27, 34, 37â39, 86, 93, 96â98, 106, 112, 115, 133, 152â155, 167â168, 173â174, 176, 179, 185â189, 192â203, 234, 236, 261, 279, 287, 305

~ parable 2

~ stories 1, 4, 10, 21, 28, 38, 97, 115, 136, 186â188, 194, 197, 201, 231, 237, 240, 242n, 252â254, 265, 268, 271, 282â283, 291

~ studies 1, 5, 96, 185, 200, 203

~ supersessionism 138

~ tales 14â15, 39, 203

~ themes 133

~ text 11, 14, 29, 37, 39, 44, 52, 54â55, 99, 109n9, 131, 152, 156, 160â161, 168, 199, 236â237, 253

~ verses 4â5, 39, 53, 79, 96, 101, 109, 112, 163, 188, 190, 227, 231, 245, 257, 259â261, 263â270, 272, 274â276, 295â296

quá¹£á¹£Äá¹£. see storytellers

rabbis 106, 130

rage 34

rain 45, 49, 291

ram 141n28

Ramaá¸Än 239, 251

ransom 128, 141n27

al-RaqÄ«m (metal tablet) 70

rational

~ fact 243

~ good 147

rationale 21, 24, 39, 188, 192

rationalism 121

rationality 2, 32â33, 122, 144, 191, 197

reaction 22, 34, 102â104, 125, 129, 173, 244â245

readership 1, 286n15, 287

(the) reasonable 127, 143, 144n33, 147â148

reasonableness 125, 145, 147â148

reasoning 4, 58, 62â63, 103, 156, 214, 219, 257

reciprocity 147

recitation 112, 235

recognition 3, 44, 88, 99, 112, 129, 141â142, 147, 197, 201â202

recompense 12, 25, 31, 74, 134, 249

reconciliation 197, 202

redemption 38, 51, 127, 148

reflection 5, 39, 53, 62â63, 80, 96, 112, 121, 128, 132n13, 148, 153, 192, 198â199, 203, 214, 230, 261, 274â275, 287, 299

reformation 289, 303â304

refugees 120

regret 13, 32

regulations 98, 106, 130

rejection 19, 36, 52, 60â61, 99, 102, 140, 249, 291

relationship 4, 17, 20, 37â38, 63, 99, 105, 122, 124, 127â129, 131, 139, 145, 170, 173, 186, 199, 202, 238â239, 243, 253, 269, 273, 284, 299, 302n44

father-son ~ 127, 199

relatives (kinsfolk, kinship) 14, 20, 32, 141n27, 168n7, 293

brother, child, daughter, family, father, father-in-law, forefathers, grandfather, mother, parent, sibling, sister, son, wife

relativity 218â222, 224

relics. see ruins

Pharaonic ~ 50

religion 14, 17â18, 36, 55, 96, 128, 130â132, 140â141, 157, 159, 171, 173â175, 190, 222, 224, 263, 269, 274, 279, 280, 281n7, 285â286, 296, 301â303, 305â306

Abrahamic ~ 132n11, 138

consummation of ~ 14

monotheistic ~ 11, 129, 166, 171, 174â175

Near Eastern ~ 130

pagan ~ 128

pre-Islamic ~ 140, 269

rival ~ 279, 302, 305

Roman imperial ~ 130n

religionists 293

religiosity 130

religious

~ exclusivism 303

~ leadership 16, 34, 234, 236

reminder 14, 45â46, 65, 134, 153n, 162, 166, 186, 241, 247â248

remorse 223

renaissance 197, 303

repentance 3, 35, 51, 163, 167, 178â179, 223, 227

last-minute ~ 51

repression 138

repudiation 136n, 141

reputation 15, 107, 270

resentment 31, 35

respect 103, 105, 141n28, 159, 227, 271n, 274, 290

responsibility 2, 30, 131, 201, 259, 275, 304

individual ~ 30, 38, 132

resurrection 5, 34, 53, 55, 76, 142, 297, 299, 303

retaliation 23, 32, 34, 47

retribution 24, 49, 163

reunion 250â251

revelation 69, 98, 121, 124, 132n13, 135, 144, 146, 148, 188, 190, 199, 223, 241, 246â247, 248, 267â268, 275, 292n52, 297

divine ~ (waá¸¥y) 26, 165, 177, 234, 245, 271

QurÊ¾Änic ~ 112, 115, 176, 268

self-Â ~ 271

revenge 35, 37, 290, 292

reverence 17, 35, 139, 140â141, 227

reverent 11, 15, 141n27

revival 1, 198, 283, 297, 298n, 303, 305

reward 17â21, 35, 99, 126n4, 135â137, 142n, 299

rhetoric (balÄgha) 4, 9, 157, 234

rhetorical

~ elements 200

~ question 29, 71, 242â243, 245

~ technique 203

rhyme 53, 63

rhyming sajÊ¿ 71

(the) right 12, 24, 28, 105, 112, 215, 217, 231

righteousness 2, 23, 33, 35, 37, 141n27, 165â166, 170, 216, 218, 268

risÃ¢les. see treatise

rite 139

~ of the á¸¥ajj 137

~ of the Pilgrimage 137, 139

ritual (shaÊ¿ÄÊ¾ir) 3, 16, 36, 129â130, 137, 139â140, 142n, 143, 145, 147, 154, 191, 251, 254, 259

Islamic ~ 130n

sacrificial ~ (rituals of sacrifice) 130, 166

rival 34, 172, 258, 279, 282

rivalry 2, 9, 33, 37, 39

rock 22, 46, 47, 86, 87

role

central ~ 280n2

crucial ~ 195

didactic ~ 60

paradigmatic ~ 176, 179

passing ~ 178

pivotal ~ 1

prophetic ~ 168

subsidiary ~ 187

rooster 298

ruined

~ dwellings 46

~ sites 60, 87

ruins (ancient civilizations, ancient nations, relics) 2, 44â52, 55, 57, 59â61, 67â68, 70â73, 75â80, 82â88, 186n

~ of an abbey 75

~ of Ê¿Äd 46

ancient ~ 2, 44, 59â60, 70, 75, 79

~ of Ancient Egyptian edifices 50

exceptional ~ 70

~ of Lotâs town 48â49, 76

~ of Ma Ê¾rib Dam 52, 78, 87

~ of Midian 50, 79

~ of Sheba 52, 87

~ of ThamÅ«d 47, 79

rule of law 122, 125â126, 144

ruler 28, 60, 79, 84, 87, 108, 218

rulings 18, 21, 159, 189, 191â192, 216

RÅ«m 229â231

sacraments 304

sacred

~ history 153, 187, 287

~ Tablet 264

~ text 61, 86â87, 154, 167, 268, 288

~ value 104â106

sacrificant 129, 139, 140, 145n

Muslim ~ 141n28, 144n34, 147

sacrifice 3, 9â13, 15, 17â20, 22, 23, 106, 120â131, 133â148, 165â166, 222, 294, 297â298, 300

animal ~ 129â130, 140â141

blood ~ 3, 139, 140n26, 141â142, 144, 148

child ~ 128â129

~ of Christ 126â127, 131, 147

covenantal ~ 125â126

~ of daughter 106, 128

end of ~ 129â130

ethic of ~ 133

fatherâs ~ 127â129, 138n22

human ~ 129

Islamic ~ 131

modest ~ 147

Muslim ~ 138â139

near ~ 121, 126, 128, 136, 138

paternal ~ 127

QurÊ¾Änâs conception of ~ 131

rituals of ~. see ritual: sacificial

sacredness of ~ 145

~ of the son 128â129, 136

suppression of ~ 130

symbolism of ~ 130

~ of thanksgiving 139, 145, 148

virtual ~ 130

votive ~ 131

worthy ~ 124

sacrificial

~ animal 130, 139, 140n26, 141n28, 144n34

~ object 140

safety 101

Salaf. see scholars: early

salvation 34, 100, 101, 129, 304

~ history 44â45, 49, 55â58, 63, 79, 86, 88

sanctity 5, 16, 25, 39, 131, 257, 269, 290

sÃ¢nihas 274, 275

Saracens 301

Satan. see devil

satisfaction 140, 186, 220, 285

scholar(s)

AzharÄ« ~ 197

contemporary ~ 1, 199, 203

early (salaf) ~ 19, 30, 187, 193, 198

~ of ethics 211, 213

European ~ 288

á¸¤anafÄ« ~ 192

Islamic ~ 265

later (khalaf) ~ 65, 187, 198

Muslim ~ 9n, 11, 16, 160, 187, 280, 300

ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« ~ 192

Sufi ~ 36, 196, 202

Western ~ 1, 200

scholarship 152, 187, 195, 197, 235, 237, 250, 254

Biblical ~ 289

classical ~ 1, 5

contemporary ~ 1, 5

Muslim ~ 1, 5

non-Muslim ~ 1, 3

pre-modern ~ 3, 185

QurÊ¾Änic ~ 57

scriptural ~ 290n22

Western ~ 153, 200, 203

sciences 68, 263

architectural ~ 261

esoteric ~ 231

exoteric ~ 231

Islamic ~ 262, 270

scribe(s) 261, 262n, 267, 274

Almighty ~ 267, 268

virtuous ~ 270

scripts 261, 264, 266n, 271n

muá¸¥aqqaq, naskh, and thuluth/sÃ¼lÃ¼s

scriptural

~ evidence 192

~ texts 162, 169, 172, 173, 180

scripture 11, 13, 28, 61, 63, 68â69, 80, 84, 97, 154, 179, 186, 247, 260, 267â268, 269, 288

fake, forged ~ 282, 305

Islamic ~. see Islamic: scripture

Muslim ~ 240, 279, 282, 286n15, 289

oral ~ 235

sea 26, 50, 51, 80, 87, 225

seclusion 298

secularized

~ analog 124â125

~ argument 123

~ concept 120, 124

security 2, 24, 46, 93, 100, 108, 113

seducer 100

seeing. see vision

selection (iá¹£á¹ifÄÊ¾) 15, 34, 39n

self-abnegation 303, 305

selfhood 202

self-negation 297

self-praise 35

self-purification (tazkiyat al-nafs) 35

self-sacrifice 294, 300

self-surrender 294n33

semiotics 155n2

senses 214, 221, 299

enjoyment of the ~ 299

external ~ 214

internal ~ 214

sentiment 14, 186n, 265, 300, 301n40

separation 145, 219, 223, 250â251

sequence of events 152, 187

sermons 234, 246, 254

servants 15, 26, 84, 93, 99â100, 134, 171, 177, 221

shaÊ¿ÄÊ¾ir. see rituals

ShafiÊ¿Ä«s 189

shame 12, 16, 104â105, 170, 225

SharÄ«Ê¿a. see legislation

Muá¸¥ammadan ~ 190

shaykh 218â221, 231

al-Shayá¹Än. see devil

sheep 12, 249

shepherd 12, 221â226, 231

ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«(s) 192, 194

~ commentaries 12

ship 45â46, 128

shout 82

shrine 70

sibling 28, 33, 37

(the) sick 110, 235, 239

sickness (maraá¸) 239, 251

sight. see vision

signs

celestial ~ 66

cosmic ~ 80n

earthly ~ 66

sin(s) 2, 10, 12, 25â33, 35, 37, 81, 127, 142n, 193â195, 226â227, 298

grave ~ (kabÄÊ¾ir) 17

minor ~ 194

sincerity 15, 17â19, 174, 178

sinner 18, 27, 35, 47, 74, 143n31

sÄ«ra 187, 293

sister 12, 15, 19, 288n19

skepticism 127n, 194, 198

slave 122, 141n27, 171, 177, 245, 293

sleep 22, 70, 220

sluggishness (tafrÄ«á¹) 214â215, 220,

greed

slumber 221

snake 249

Social Actor 155â156, 169n, 172â173, 178

~ Approach 154, 167

~ categories 168

society 3, 9, 38, 87, 96, 100, 122â124, 200, 215â216, 234, 237, 244, 246, 253, 258, 260, 266

just ~ 123, 145, 215

political ~ 121, 147

well-ordered ~ 123, 127, 145, 147

sociology 198

solace 186

solidarity 3, 60, 131, 140â142, 144â145, 147â148

son(s) 2, 14, 56, 102â103, 106, 108, 121â122, 126â129, 133n15, 134â139, 146, 148, 160â161, 163, 166, 190n7, 199, 210, 289

~ of Ädam 9â15, 19â20, 23, 25â29, 32â34, 38â39

~ of God 14

identity of the ~ 133n15, 134

~ of Israel 84

righteous ~ 13

wicked ~ 13

sonship 14

sophistication 59, 72

sorcery 124, 161, 165, 177, 179

soul (nafs) 12, 29, 31â32, 35, 38, 174, 210â211, 213â215, 218, 223â224, 228â230, 262, 266, 295, 297, 298n, 301, 303, 304n45

angelic ~ 214

animal ~ 213â214

bestial ~ 214

human ~ 31â32, 213â214, 229

savage ~ 214

vegetative ~ 213â214

sovereign(s) 121â122, 124â125, 172

~ decision 122

~ exception 121, 124â125

~ will 121â122, 125â126

king, monarch, queen

sovereignty 99, 121, 127, 129, 136, 142n, 148, 162, 165

democratic ~ 125â126

political ~ 121

speech

~ difference 236, 250

~ difficulties 234, 247, 250, 252â253

direct ~ 253, 287, 294

spirit 9, 144, 224â225, 288â289, 302

spirituality 202, 282â283, 298

splendor 163, 170, 173

stability 123, 125

staff 249

stars 52, 68, 78, 80, 83, 135, 230

statue 51, 87

steadfastness 81, 159

stigma model 238

stone 12, 112, 290

~ of baked clay 49, 104

clay ~ 48, 76

precious ~ 174

stoning 190n7

stories (qiá¹£aá¹£, tales) passim

QurÊ¾Änic ~. see QurÊ¾Änic: stories

religious ~ 5

storytellers (quá¹£á¹£Äá¹£) 185, 189, 194â195

storytelling 4, 10, 96â97, 187n, 196, 202, 210â212, 217, 282, 284â285, 287, 290

oriental ~ 305

strangers 102â106, 110â111

structure

social ~ 103, 155

societal ~ 202, 238

tripartite ~ 241

struggle 9, 37, 104, 138, 240â241, 247â248, 251, 253â254, 289

personal ~ 248

subjectivity 202

submission 25, 141, 175, 268, 295

success 9, 100, 129, 270, 283â285

succession 55â56, 83â84

successor 47, 56, 83â85

suffering 137, 202, 226, 247, 250â251, 291

Sufi(s), SÃºfÃs 19, 36, 93, 196, 201â202, 210â211, 218â221, 228â231, 269, 294â296, 301â303

~ masters 213

~ poetry 231

~ scholars 36, 196, 202

~ storytelling 4, 196, 210â211, 217

~ works 213

Sufism 1, 202

sultan 211â212, 217, 229, 271n

~ harem 272

sun 52, 66, 80, 87, 157, 172, 174â175, 222, 229

~ worshipping 157, 168n12, 171, 174

Sunna 81â82, 195, 274â275

SunnÄ« 18, 194

superiority 35, 168n12

superstitions 282

supervision 162, 165

supplication 21, 26â27, 249

sÅ«ras. see QurÊ¾Änic: chapters

longest ~ 132n13

Meccan ~ 13n, 98, 185

Medinan ~ 185

shortest ~ 132n13

sÅ«rat

~ al-Ê¿Alaq 260n, 271

~ al-AnÊ¿Äm 128, 142n

~ al-AnbiyÄÊ¾ 240

~ al-Ê¿AnkabÅ«t 47

~ al-AÊ¿rÄf 56, 299

~ al-Baqara 133, 136, 142n

~ al-DhÄriyÄt 102

~ al-FurqÄn 49

~ al-á¸¤ajj 133, 138, 142

~ al-á¸¤Äqqa 45

~ al-á¸¤ijr 2, 46, 48, 76, 93, 95, 97â101, 104â105, 107, 115

~ HÅ«d 56, 292

~ al-IsrÄÊ¾ 111

~ al-Kahf 70, 218â219

~ al-MÄÊ¾ida 13, 39, 142n

~ Maryam 57

~ al-Naá¸¥l 63

~ al-Naml 57, 70, 162

~ al-Qalam 260n, 271

~ al-Qamar 45, 56, 63, 68n

~ al-RÅ«m 111

~ al-á¹¢ÄffÄt 48, 133â134

~ al-Shará¸¥ 251

~ al-ShuÊ¿arÄÊ¾ 251

~ á¹¬ÄhÄ 247, 251

~ al-Taá¸¥rÄ«m 58

~ YÅ«nus 56

~ YÅ«suf 76

~ al-Zukhruf 251

surrender 22â25, 170, 294

suspicion 103, 175

sustenance 107, 109, 111

sword 30, 132n13, 297

symbolic

~ archetypes 264

~ interpretation 32, 197

symbolism 130, 199, 297

sympathy 9, 178

table 108â110

~ fellowship 109â110

~ from heaven 108

Tablet 70, 264, 268â269, 273â274

created ~ 273

inscribed ~ 271

Preserved ~. see Preserved Tablet

TafsÄ«r (QurÊ¾Änic commentary) 66, 156, 160, 186, 197, 199, 292, 297, 298n38

tales. see stories

French ~ 284n8

Gaulish ~ 284n8

Peruvian ~ 284n8

~ of the prophets (qiá¹£aá¹£ al-anbiyÄ) 201, 287, 293

Tartar ~ 283, 284n8

taqwÄ. see piety

tawá¸¥Ä«d 161â162, 166, 175, 179

tawá¸¥Ä«dic

~ mission 170

~ purpose 178

temple 46, 130, 164â167, 193, 290

~ of Lord 163, 165

Meccan ~ 290

second ~ 129â130

~ of Solomon 70, 164

temptation 136, 201

tension 22, 37, 120â122, 172, 202, 241, 247, 283, 286, 294

terminology 37, 302

terrain. see land

territory 78, 84â85

test 15, 84, 134n17, 137, 171â172, 174

testimony 153, 299

thanksgiving 3, 139, 141â142, 144â145, 148

theater 197

theistic humanism 131

themes 11, 36, 128, 130â133, 156, 161â163, 165, 166â167, 171, 175, 194, 199, 241, 247â249, 297, 300, 303, 305

theologian 11, 18â19, 51, 65, 97, 143, 148n, 234, 289n22, 302â304

theological

~ concepts 65n, 99, 120, 124, 275

~ credendum 269

~ debates 26, 305

~ declaration 249

~ doctrines 120

~ implications 1, 11, 66, 192, 194, 203

~ messages 152, 172, 179, 199

~ teachings 132

~ texts 112, 271

~ threat 286

theology 1, 3, 96, 97, 99, 120â121, 131, 143â144, 148, 200â201, 302â303

Christian ~ 108n

Islamic/Muslim ~ 65, 237n4, 257

mystical ~ 302, 305

negative ~ 133

orthodox Muslim ~ 195

political ~ 3, 120â124, 126â127, 131, 134, 143â144, 146â148

positive ~ 133

Thomistic ~ 296

theories

liberal political ~ 121, 124

linguistic ~ 3, 155

literary ~ 1, 200

sociological ~ 3, 155

theorists 21, 200, 239

thirst 79, 109n8, 293

A Thousand and One Nights (Alf Layla wa-Layla) 281, 283

threat 28, 34, 68, 75, 175, 286

throne 70, 157â159, 163, 165â166, 177, 212, 247

AllÄhâs ~ 158, 172

~ of Israel 170

Queenâs/ BilqÄ«sâs ~ 156â159, 165, 172, 174â176

thuluth/ sÃ¼lÃ¼s 264, 266n, 271n

tidings

glad ~ 105, 134, 140, 161

good ~ 93, 95, 102â103

tone 19, 170, 243, 249, 281, 288

tongue 224â225, 250â251

defective ~ 251

tangled, knotted ~ 236, 248â250, 252

toponyms 56

Torah 69, 130, 138, 190

torch 248

torture 50

tower (á¹£ará¸¥) 50, 286

~ of Babel 50

tradition

antiquity ~ 102

Arabophone ~ 201

Biblical ~. see biblical: traditions

Christian ~ 25n, 106, 109, 289, 302, 305

esoteric ~ 302

exegetical ~ 131n9, 156, 195â196, 290, 297, 299

Francophone ~ 201

interpretive ~ 11, 235

Islamic ~. see Islamic: tradition

Jewish ~ 110â111, 135n19, 154, 190

Judeo-Christian ~ 108, 167

legal ~ 11, 236, 237n4

Muslim ~ 132n13, 137, 154, 156, 237nn4â5, 282, 305

mystical ~ 305

oriental ~ 305

Ottoman prefatory ~ 260, 266, 267

Persian prefatory ~ 267

post-biblical ~ 10, 112

prefatory ~ 257, 260â262, 266â267

profane ~ 61

religious ~ 188, 283

Syriac ~ 10

TafsÄ«r ~ 156, 160

traditionalist (muá¸¥addithÄ«n) 185â187

tragedy, tragedies 148, 201

tranquility 95

transcription 268

transferability 286

transfiguration 126

transformation 28, 99, 101, 146, 178

translation 197, 266n, 279, 281, 283, 285, 286â287, 290â291, 293n30, 295, 298n, 305

English ~ 235n1, 247

French ~ 284

Latin ~ 288, 303

translator 252, 254, 291

traveler 63, 110â111, 141n27

traveling 67, 71â72, 110, 286

treachery 13

treasure 107, 165, 228, 272n, 304n45

treatise (risÃ¢les) 10, 98, 195, 196, 213, 260â262, 264â266, 270, 271n, 276

Greek ~ 302

Ottoman ~ 257, 260n, 261

tree 47, 87, 215n, 225

forbidden ~ 227

trial(s) 134, 136, 217, 291

~ of suffering 137

tribal order 101

tribe(s) (clans) 46, 63, 78

Arabian ~ 291

barbaric ~ 60

~ of Quraysh 60, 128n, 129

Meccan ~ 241

trick 159, 294

troops 50, 59

trope 59, 78, 235

~ of hearing/deafness 246

truth 68, 85, 88, 95, 102â105, 157, 172, 174, 176, 198, 235, 241â242, 260, 262, 288, 290, 294, 302â303

twin 15, 36

~ entries on the QurÊ¾Än 281

sister ~ 19

typology 58, 99, 185

uá¸á¸¥iya or á¸aá¸¥iyya (budn, hady, nusuk, slaughtered as a sacrifice) 131, 141n28

Uá¸¥ud 25

Umma. see community

unanimous agreement 18

unbelief. see disbelief

unbelievers. see disbelievers

union 159, 294n, 300â303, 305

uniqueness 247, 249

unity 101, 141â142, 215, 230

universality 36, 141, 145

universe 52, 61, 68, 230, 261n, 264, 267, 286, 291

uselessness 245

utilitarian morality 2, 44, 87

utility 259, 285

validation 197

validity 20, 161, 189, 192, 299

valley 46, 78, 82, 141n28

sacred ~ 248

~ walls 46â47, 86

values 1, 5, 97â98, 101, 104â107, 133, 135, 154, 192â193, 196, 199, 201, 238, 259, 268, 270, 275â276, 282, 289, 296, 301â302

vanity 5, 35, 298

vengeance 2, 33

verbs 53â55, 62â63, 64n, 65, 71, 75â77, 80, 83â84, 86, 103, 134n16, 135n18, 141, 171

cognate ~ 54

~ of hearts (afÊ¿Äl al-qulÅ«b) 63

indicative ~ 71

verse passim

vice 25, 33â35, 37, 81, 96, 210, 215, 220, 228â230, 286

victim 29, 36

victory 108, 174

violations 32, 57, 105, 131

violence 9â11, 35â36

virtue 2, 4â5, 25, 33â34, 97, 101â102, 106, 109â113, 136, 210â211, 213â217, 219â220, 229, 260â261, 264, 269â276, 286, 301

~ ethics 99, 112, 202

human ~ 112

~ and vice 34, 37, 96

virtuous 34, 99, 134, 136, 140, 142n, 210, 231, 268â270, 298

~ deeds 14, 36, 39

visions (seeing, sight) 63, 134â135, 142, 299

ambiguous ~ 135

~ of prophets 135

visitors. see guests

vow 128n, 135, 193

vulnerability 100

waá¸¥y. see revelation: divine

warning 13n, 14, 23, 26, 44, 47, 57, 60, 66, 81, 85, 104, 111, 124, 186, 195, 249

wastefulness 111

water 45, 70, 86, 159â160, 175, 191, 215n, 220, 224â225, 292

heaven ~ 107

wayfarers 106, 110â112, 270

weakness 38, 167

wealth 26, 33, 60, 78, 93, 141n27, 158, 163, 164â165, 170â172, 174, 216

wickedness 37, 228

wife, wives 20, 47â48, 58, 103, 164, 166, 225, 300

~ of Abraham 102

~ of Amram 193

~ of Lot 58

~ of Noah 58

~ of Pharaoh 58, 168n7

will 25â27, 39, 121â123, 125â127, 290, 304

free ~ 123, 198, 226, 304

willingness 13, 106, 121â122, 126, 148

wind 82, 107, 162, 165, 291

wisdom (á¸¥ikma) 4, 15, 57, 66â67, 103, 152, 162â165, 170â171, 173, 210â211, 214, 216â217, 219, 228â229, 231, 274, 284â286, 294, 297, 301n41, 305

practical ~ 210, 214

theoretical ~ 210, 214

wish 26â29, 37

ill-Â ~ 36â37

woman, women 15, 48, 58, 139, 143, 149, 156, 159, 160, 163, 167â168, 168n6, 169, 171, 173, 175, 179, 191, 199, 222, 226, 238

independent ~ 171

wonder 52, 61, 287

worship 15â21, 33, 57, 70, 87, 99, 235, 240, 279, 289

sun-Â ~ 157, 171, 174

worshipper 166, 168n12, 243

wrath 2, 15, 33, 83

(the) wrong 100

wrongdoer 12, 25, 136, 138, 141, 241â242

wrongdoing 30, 74, 243

yawm al-naá¸¥r (the day of the slaughter) 130, 141n28, 147

zoology 68, 80

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Behind the Story: Ethical Readings of QurÊ¾Änic Narratives

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