Prayer in Islamic thought and practice
Katz, Marion Holmes, 1967-
Prayer in Islamic thought and practice [electronic resource] / Marion Holmes Katz. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource. - Themes in Islamic history ; 6 . - Themes in Islamic history ; 6. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Canonical prayer (ṣalat) and supplication (duʻa'): development and rules -- Ṣalat: conditions and components -- Supplication: duʻa' -- Valid prayer and ideal prayer -- Intent (nīya) -- Reverence (khushu') and concentration (ḥuḍūr al-qalb) -- The cultivation of emotion -- Ethical transformation -- Interpretive models: what is ṣalat, and what does it do? -- The model of the royal audience -- Prayer as communication -- Ṣalat as an exercise in self-discipline -- Ṣalat as a reflection of the cosmos -- Modern developments -- The community at prayer: congregational prayer, prayer leadership (imama), and the boundaries of the religious community -- Friday prayers -- Leadership in prayer (imama) -- Prayer behind a leader of another legal school -- Knowledge of prayer and its distribution in the community -- Failure to pray -- Modern developments -- Women and prayer -- Women's prayer leadership (imama) and placement within the congregation -- Women's mosque access -- Knowledge and mastery of prayer.
9781107341340 (electronic bk.) 1107341345 (electronic bk.) 9781139034333 (electronic bk.) 1139034332 (electronic bk.)
Prayer--Islam.
Salat.
RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice
Electronic books.
BP178 / .K35 2013eb
297.3/822
Prayer in Islamic thought and practice [electronic resource] / Marion Holmes Katz. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource. - Themes in Islamic history ; 6 . - Themes in Islamic history ; 6. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Canonical prayer (ṣalat) and supplication (duʻa'): development and rules -- Ṣalat: conditions and components -- Supplication: duʻa' -- Valid prayer and ideal prayer -- Intent (nīya) -- Reverence (khushu') and concentration (ḥuḍūr al-qalb) -- The cultivation of emotion -- Ethical transformation -- Interpretive models: what is ṣalat, and what does it do? -- The model of the royal audience -- Prayer as communication -- Ṣalat as an exercise in self-discipline -- Ṣalat as a reflection of the cosmos -- Modern developments -- The community at prayer: congregational prayer, prayer leadership (imama), and the boundaries of the religious community -- Friday prayers -- Leadership in prayer (imama) -- Prayer behind a leader of another legal school -- Knowledge of prayer and its distribution in the community -- Failure to pray -- Modern developments -- Women and prayer -- Women's prayer leadership (imama) and placement within the congregation -- Women's mosque access -- Knowledge and mastery of prayer.
9781107341340 (electronic bk.) 1107341345 (electronic bk.) 9781139034333 (electronic bk.) 1139034332 (electronic bk.)
Prayer--Islam.
Salat.
RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice
Electronic books.
BP178 / .K35 2013eb
297.3/822
