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This research attempts to understand the allegory of the Pillars of Islam: when did it appear and why did it become widespread? Even if it does not occupy the forefront, neither among the Ê¿ulamÄʾ nor among Orientalists, it is far from an empty phrase or slogan far removed from reality. The âpillarsâ highlights are and remain omnipresent in the everyday life of Muslims.
Mohammed Hocine Benkheira, Doctorat dâEtat (1994) Sorbonne-Nouvelle, is Professor Emeritus, EPHE (Paris). He has published a few monographs and many articles on Islamic Law and ḥadÄ«th from an anthropological point of view. His last monograph was La maîtrise de la concupiscence: mariage, célibat et continence sexuelle en Islam jusquâau 10e/16e s. (Paris: Vrin, 2017).
Contents
Preface
Transliteration
1 Status quaestionis
â1âThe Three Aspects of the Problem
â2âDo the Five Pillars Have a Manichaean Origin?
â3âThe Symbolism of the Number Five
â4âOrdinary Uses of the Word rukn
2 The Meaning of Ê¿amal bi-l-arkÄn
3 Is the Idea of the âPillars of Islamâ Present in the QurʾÄn?
â1
â2
â3âOther Verses Combine Articles of Faith, âSocialâ Obligations and Ritual Prescriptions
â4âSome Verses Limit Themselves to Defining the Articles of Faith
â5âOther Verses Combine Articles of Faith with Social Obligations
â6âVerses Combining Social Obligations with Ritual Prescriptions
4 Tradition: the Canonical Formula of the Pillars of Islam
â1âThe Canonical Formulation
â2âOther Texts
5 The Expression arkÄn al-islÄm
â1âBefore the Pillars of Islam
â2âThe Pillars of Islam: a Weapon to Combat Division?
â3âEarly Successes
â4âPostscript
6 Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Arabic Terms and Proper Names
Index of QurʾÄnic Verses
Preface
Transliteration
1 Status quaestionis
â1âThe Three Aspects of the Problem
â2âDo the Five Pillars Have a Manichaean Origin?
â3âThe Symbolism of the Number Five
â4âOrdinary Uses of the Word rukn
2 The Meaning of Ê¿amal bi-l-arkÄn
3 Is the Idea of the âPillars of Islamâ Present in the QurʾÄn?
â1
â2
â3âOther Verses Combine Articles of Faith, âSocialâ Obligations and Ritual Prescriptions
â4âSome Verses Limit Themselves to Defining the Articles of Faith
â5âOther Verses Combine Articles of Faith with Social Obligations
â6âVerses Combining Social Obligations with Ritual Prescriptions
4 Tradition: the Canonical Formula of the Pillars of Islam
â1âThe Canonical Formulation
â2âOther Texts
5 The Expression arkÄn al-islÄm
â1âBefore the Pillars of Islam
â2âThe Pillars of Islam: a Weapon to Combat Division?
â3âEarly Successes
â4âPostscript
6 Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Arabic Terms and Proper Names
Index of QurʾÄnic Verses
All interested in the history of theological and legal Islamic thought, especially before the fall of Abbasid Caliphate.