Exorcism in Islam

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Exorcism in Islam "
Philips, Abu Ameenah Bilal

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	807704
Doc. No	:	TLets504395
Main Entry	:	Philips, Abu Ameenah Bilal
Title & Author	:	Exorcism in Islam\ Philips, Abu Ameenah Bilal
College	:	University of Wales, Lampeter
Date	:	1993
student score	:	1993
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
Abstract	:	This work is an investigation of the orthodox concept of exorcism in Islam. The main purpose of this study is to identify the orthodox Islamic viewpoint of spirit-possession of humans and its treatment (i.e., exorcism) based upon evidence from the Qur'An, the Sunnah, views of the sahabah (companions of Prophet Muhammad [4]) and the opinions of the early Sunnite scholars. This dissertation is comprised of an introduction, four chapters, a conclusion and two appendixes. The first chapter establishes the Islamic parameters of the spiritual world of created beings. The second chapter consists of a discussion of the orthodox understanding of spirit-possession and a delineation of the prophetic methodology of exorcism. The third chapter is devoted to a study of tabulated data from interviews with a sampling of modem-day, orthodox exorcists from various parts of the Muslim world and a brief presentation of exorcism according to Roman Catholicism. The fourth chapter consists of a comparative discussion of the second and third chapters, and it includes a conclusion in which the views of modem medicine are compared to exorcist tradition. Additionally, some questions concerning exorcism in Islam and other religions are answered.
Subject	:	BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.
Added Entry	:	University of Wales Trinity Saint David