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Kuiper, Matthew J.,

Da'wa : A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice / Matthew J. Kuiper. - 1 online resource (320 pages). - The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys . - New Edinburgh Islamic surveys. .

List of Figures; List of Boxes; Dedication; Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Dates; Introduction; Part I: The Pre-Modern Missionary History of Islam; 1. The First Invitation to Islam: Da'wa in the Qur'an; 2. The Best Inviter: Da'wa in Prophetic Sira and Hadith; 3. Da'wa after the Prophet, c. 632-1100 CE; 4. Da'wa in Medieval and Early Modern Islamic History, c. 1100-1700 CE; Part II: The Modern Missionary History of Islam; Introduction to Part II; 5. Contextualising Modern Da'wa, Eighteenth to Twentieth Centuries; 6.The First Phase of Modern Da'wa, c. 1850-1950: A Survey; 7. The Second Phase of Modern Da'wa, c. 1950-2020: A Survey; Bibliography; Index.

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In this engaging study, Matthew J. Kuiper tells the fascinating story of how Islam became a world religion and cultural phenomenon of immense scale, astonishing diversity and global impact. His starting point is the dramatic upsurge in da'wa: 'inviting' to Islam, or Islamic missionary activism.

ISBN: 9781474451550 1474451551 9781474451543 1474451543

Source: 9781474451550 Edinburgh University Press

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1D9142 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020077618 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Daʿwah (Islam)
Islam--Missions--History.
Da'wa (Islam)
Islam--Missions--Histoire.
Daʻwah (Islam)
Islam--Missions

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: BP170.85 / .K85 2021eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.74