Part Eight VIII › Division II II › Section 828 828

Islam

Subject Outline

AHistory of Islam
- 1The pre-Islamic setting in Arabia [see also 822.A.6.]
- 2The origin of Islam in the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (6th-7th century ad)
- 3The foundations of the Islamic community and the early expansion of Islam beyond Arabia (7th and 8th centuries)
- 4The development of Islamic religion, culture, and society during the first centuries of the caliphate of the 'Abbasids (8th- 11th century)
- 5The Middle Ages of Islam: developments in theology, law, and culture (11th- 18th century)
- 6Islam in the modern world (18th- 20th century)
- 7Islam today
BIntellectual, spiritual, and imaginative expressions of Islam [see also C.4., below]
- 1The Qur'an: its form and contents, views about its origin, interpretations or translations
- 2The Hadith: the oral tradition
- 3Islamic law: Shari'ah, fiqh
- 4Islamic theology and philosophy: philosophic and antiphilosophic trends in Islam, the major schools of Islamic philosophy
- 5The mystical path: Sufism
- 6Mythical elements and elaborations of Islamic beliefs and doctrines
CBeliefs, practices, and institutions of Islam
- 1Beliefs and doctrines
  - aDoctrines concerning God
  - bDoctrines concerning the universe
  - cDoctrines concerning mankind
  - dDoctrines concerning Satan and other intermediate beings, powers, or principles [see also 811.D.5.]
  - eDoctrines concerning Muhammad and the nature of prophecy
  - fEschatological doctrines
  - gSocial and ethical doctrines
- 2The forms of Islam: the orthodox community and its variations
  - aKharijism: the doctrines of the Kharijis and Ibadls
  - bMu'tazilism
  - cSunnism
  - dShi'ism and its subsects: the Isma'ilis and other Isma'ili sects
  - eReligious groups of Islamic origin, now considered non-Islamic; e.g., Druzes, Baha'i faith [see 829.E.]
  - fVariations among the urban and rustic Sufi orders
- 3Practices and institutions
  - aThe Five Pillars of Islam: the profession of faith, the five daily prayers, the obligatory tax (zakat), fasting, the pilgrimage to Mecca
  - bSacred places and days: the mosque and festivals in public worship
  - cThe family: Islamic teaching regarding marriage, divorce, chastity, and inheritance
  - dThe Shari'ah: law and jurisprudence, the schools of law
- 4Art and iconography
  - aMajor eras, regions, and schools of Islamic art
  - bThe expression of Islamic faith and themes in the arts
  - cThe religious and cultural context of Islamic art and iconography: the effect of the anti-iconic principle on representational art