Heirs of the Prophets
Samuel Zwemer's study of Islamic scholarship and the concept of ulema as heirs of the prophets, examining their role as authorized interpreters within Muslim religious tradition.
17 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
00.5-PREFACE
2
00.6-FOREWORD
3
01-INTRODUCTION
4
02-PRE-ISLAMIC PRIESTHOOD IN ARABIA
5
03-PRIESTHOOD OF MOHAMMED AND THE EARLY CALIPHS
6
04-THE MOSQUE AND PULPIT
7
05-THE PERSONNEL OF THE MOSQUE
8
06-THE SHEIKH-AL-ISLAM and MUFTI
9
07-THE OLDEST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
10
08-RELIGIOUS FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS
11
09-SACRIFICE AND BLOOD-COVENANTS
12
10-MYSTICISM AND THE DARWISH ORDERS
13
11-SHARIFS AND SEYYIDS
14
12-THE MAHDIS AND NEW MESSIAHS
15
13-THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE CLERGY TODAY
16
14-CONVERTS FROM THE CLERGY
17
15-ENDNOTES