Covenants with Allah

Keystone of Islam
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-79767-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Covenants with Allah: Keystone of Islam offers a groundbreaking reappraisal of Islam as a religion rooted in sacred covenants—binding commitments that define the terms of human existence and coexistence. Drawing upon extensive analysis of the Qur'an, covenants of Prophet Muhammad, and the historical record of Muslim governance, Halim Rane and Ibrahim Zein recover the concept of covenant ('ahd and mithaq) in Islam and its centrality to the principles of accountability, justice, and trust.

In an era of profound global fracture and moral uncertainty, this book demonstrates that covenants are not peripheral but foundational to Islam’s ethical and legal architecture. It reveals how the Qur'an’s covenantal ethos shaped Muslim consciousness, diplomacy, and interreligious relations—and how the violation of modern international covenants and treaties threatens peace and security. This bold and timely work is rigorous but accessible—essential reading for anyone interested in Islam and our shared humanity.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rane, Halim

Zein, Ibrahim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Theologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Allah, Earth, and Afterlife

2. Adam, Satan, and Humanity

3. Abraham, Israelites, and Arabs

4. Messenger, Believers, and Disbelievers

5. Emirs, Caliphs, and Sultans

6. Peoples, Nations, and States

7. Canaan, Israel, and Palestine

8. A Theory of Covenants in Islam

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Halim Rane is a Professor of Islamic studies and sociologist of religion in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is internationally recognised for his research and scholarship on covenants in Islam, Islam-West relations, and Muslim diaspora communities.

Ibrahim Zein is a Professor of Religion and specialist on Islam in the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar. He is a world renowned scholar on the study of the covenants of Prophet Muhammad, the history of religion, and Islamic education.