The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: October 23, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780195156492
First sentence: Disbelief, rejection, and ridicule-thus the Qur'an portrays the response of the Meccan community to the message delivered by the Prophet Muhammad concerning the day of resurrection and the universal judgment.
Description: This work provides a guide to belief about the afterlife in the Sunni Muslim tradition. The authors offer an overview of the Islamic eschatological narrative, describing the understanding of events beginning with the death of the individual and ending with habitation in the final abodes of recompense.