Angels in Islam: Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuti's Al-Haba'ik Fi Akhbar Al-mala'ik

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
PART I Angels, Islam and al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik
	1 Angels in Classical Islam and contemporary scholarship
		Classical sources on angels
		Modern scholarship on angels in Islam
	2 Al-Suyūṭī and his works
		Al-Suyūṭī in his historical and religious context
		Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī: methodology and sources
		The purpose of al-Ḥabā’ik and its audience
PART II
Themes in Islamic angelology
	3 Naming angels
		Theophoric names
		Function names
		Function names without malak
		Other miscellaneous angelic names
		Trends in angelic nomenclature in Islam
	4 Imagining angels
		The physical form of angels
		Angels of great size
		Finer detailing, clothing, jewellery and colours
		Angelic iconography in Islam
	5 Angelic companions
		From cradle to grave and beyond
		Angels and God’s presence on earth
		Angels and ritual
		Angelic intermediaries
	6 Angels and theology
		Hierarchy and status
		Angelic substance
		God, angels, salvation history and prophecy
		Are theological beliefs about angels incoherent?
PART III Translation of al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik
	7 Al-Suyūṭī’s al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik
		A Description of the manuscripts used
			[B] British Library, Or. 9026(1) fol. 1r–65r, l. 9
			[L] University of Leiden, Or. 474(28) fol. 187v–245r
		The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels
			What is mentioned concerning the necessity of belief in angels
			The origin of the creation of the angels and the proof that they
are bodies in contradiction to the philosophers
			The great abundance of the angels
			The four archangels who are in charge of the command of
the world
			What is said concerning Gabriel (peace be upon him)
			What is said concerning Michael (peace be upon him)
			What is said concerning Isrāfīl (peace be upon him)
			What is said concerning the Angel of Death (peace be upon him)
			What is said about the Bearers of the Throne (peace be upon
them)
			What is said about the Spirit (peace be upon him)
			What is said about Riḍwān, Mālik and the Keepers of the [Garden and the] Fire (peace be upon them)
			What is said about al-Sijill (peace be upon him)
			What is said about Hārūt and Mārūt [peace be upon them both]
			What is said about the Sakīna (peace be upon him)
			What is said about the Noble Watching Scribes (peace be
upon them)
PART IV
Conclusions
	8 Angels in Islam and Islamic angelology
		Angels and cross-cultural exchange
		Angels in Islam: al-Suyūṭī’s perspective
Appendix A: Summary of the ḥadīth not translated
Appendix B: Named sources of ḥadīth in al-Ḥabā’ik fī akhbār al-malā’ik
Notes
Bibliography
	Abbreviations ( Journals, Encyclopaedia and Monographs)
	Abbreviations (Jewish and Christian Texts)
	Primary Sources (Muslim)
	Primary Sources (Non-Muslim)
	Secondary Sources
Indexes
	Index of Qur’ānic Citations
	Index of Bible, Talmud, Psuedpigrapha and Apocrypha
	Index of Medieval Muslim Authors
	Index of Names and Subjects