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" Covenant (religious) pre-eternal - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ebstein, Michael
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English
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1061317
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ALei1714
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Ebstein, Michael
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Covenant (religious) pre-eternal - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ebstein, Michael
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(1,990 words)
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The notion of a pre-eternal (infinitely pre-existent) or primordial religious covenant between God and mankind occupies a central place in Islamic tradition, particularly in mystical literature. The Arabic terms commonly used to signify this covenant are ʿahd (which can also mean, inter alia, “agreement, treaty”; “obligation, promise, oath”; “injunction, command”) and mīthāq (also, “agreement, contract”; “bond”; “promise”). As with many other religious concepts in Islam, there is no consensus among Muslim scholars on the precise meaning of this covenant; in fact, various authors have rejected the notion of
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Islam.
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