Al-Milal wa al-Nihal
Book by Muhammad al-Shahrastani From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kitāb al–Milal wa al-Nihal (Arabic: كتاب الملل والنحل, The Book of Sects and Creeds), written by the Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Shahrastani (d. 1153 CE), is a non-polemical study of religious communities and philosophies that had existed up to his time, considered to be the first systematic study of religion. It was written around 1127-1128 and divides religions between sects, which have written doctrines, and creeds which do not.
| Original title | الملل والنحل |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Comparative religion |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
A French translation of the book by Gimaret, Monnot and Jolivet was sponsored by UNESCO (Livre des religions et des sectes. Leuven, Peeters: vol. I, 1986, Vol. II, 1993).
Contents
The book goes through six different major sectarian divisions and then the subdivisions within them, including:
- Mu'tazilism
- jabariyya
- Sifatiyya
- Kharijites
- Murji'ah
- Shia Islam
See also
References
- Ian Richard Netton (19 December 2013). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Routledge. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-135-17960-1.
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