{"title":"Reflections on the Truth about Abū Lahab (the Judas of Banū Hāshim)","authors":"H. Amin","doi":"10.3366/EDINBURGH/9781474437073.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/EDINBURGH/9781474437073.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides a new interpretation of Chapter III of the Qur’an. It refutes the traditional exegetical material by grounding itself in historical facts. This new reading is supplemented by primary Islamic historical sources which answer many of questions that the reading of this chapter raises when compared to traditional exegetical interpretations (tafsir).","PeriodicalId":164508,"journal":{"name":"The Sorrowful Muslim's Guide","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123999777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Sorrowful Muslim’s Guide","authors":"H. Amin","doi":"10.3366/edinburgh/9781474437073.001.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474437073.001.0001","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter provides an outline for the book. It addresses the various reasons why the contemporary Muslim is sorrowful, caught between their pride in their historical Islamic civilisation and religion, and the realisation that their core beliefs have been weighed and have been found wanting. The contemporary Muslim also seeks a role in modern history and wants to contribute to global civilisation, yet misses the spiritual element to do so, which leads to this sorrowful state.","PeriodicalId":164508,"journal":{"name":"The Sorrowful Muslim's Guide","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125065001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}