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Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought
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Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought Hardcover - 2001

by Michael Cook


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What kind of duty do we have to try to stop other people doing wrong? The question is intelligible in just about any culture, but few of them seek to answer it in a rigorous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition, where 'commanding right' and 'forbidding wrong' is a central moral tenet already mentioned in the Koran. As an historian of Islam whose research has ranged widely over space and time, Michael Cook is well placed to interpret this complex subject. His book represents the first sustained attempt to map the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation. It covers the origins of Muslim thinking about 'forbidding wrong', the relevant doctrinal developments over the centuries, and its significance in Sunni and Shi'ite thought today. In this way the book contributes to the understanding of Islamic thought, its relevance to contemporary Islamic politics and ideology, and raises fundamental questions for the comparative study of ethics.

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What duty do we have to stop others from doing wrong? The question is intelligible in almost any culture, but few seek to answer it in a rigorous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition where "commanding right and forbidding wrong" is a central moral tenet. Michael Cook's comprehensive and compelling analysis represents the first sustained attempt to chart the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation and to explain its relevance for politics and ideology in the contemporary Islamic world.

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  • Title Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought
  • Author Michael Cook
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 724
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
  • Date 2001-01-25
  • ISBN 9780521661744 / 0521661749
  • Weight 2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.75 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 4.45 cm)
  • Reading level 1230
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects Islamic ethics, Religious life - Islam
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99054807
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.5
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