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Michael Crawford Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (Hardback) Makers of the Muslim World. Further DetailsTitle: Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab Condition: New ISBN-10: 1780745893 EAN: 9781780745893 Format: Hardback Author: Michael Crawford ISBN: 9781780745893 Publisher: Oneworld Academic Release Date: 12/01/2014 Description: Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792) aroused great controversy in his lifetime. More than two centuries after his death he still elicits strong views. For some he is the model of a pious religious activist who fought to establish a regime of Islamic godliness in the least promising of environments. For others, especially Muslims associated with mystic orders or who belong to the Shi‘i branch of Islam, he is a hate figure. Few would contest that he shaped the Muslim world. For over two hundred and fifty years the Wahhabi religious movement has rested on the twin pillars of a clear, compelling credo and an indissoluble alliance with temporal power in Arabia. Absolutist, uncompromising theology and political and religious ambition combined to make it the dominant force there, turning its champions, the Al Sa‘ud clan, from petty rulers of a middle-sized settlement with a talent for balancing interests, into the guardians of Islam’s Holy Places, disposing of the earth’s greatest identified oil reserves. This thought-provoking and incisive biography, which charts the relationship between religious doctrine, political power and events on the ground, is ideal for readers interested in uncovering the life and convictions of the man who founded the Wahhabi movement and a dynastic alliance between his clerical descendants and Saudi princes that has lasted to the present day. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 135mm Item Width: 16mm Series: Makers of the Muslim World Release Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
