Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Transliteration table XI
4. Translations XIII
5. Collections of sayings of the prophet Muḥammad (ḥadīth) XV
6. Abbreviations XVII
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 1 Intermediation and Intercession in the History of Religions 5
9. Chapter 2 Academic Studies on the Notion of Intermediation and Intercession in Islam 18
10. Chapter 3 The Theological Notion of Intermediation in Islam 29
11. Chapter 4 The Theological Notion of Intercession in Islam 53
12. Chapter 5 The Intercession of the Prophet Muḥammad 61
13. Chapter 6 The tajawwuh and the Prophet’s royal attributes of intercession on the Day of Judgement 78
14. Chapter 7 Intercession according to the main currents of Islam 103
15. Chapter 8 Muḥammad as Mediator: Devotion to the Prophet 120
16. Chapter 9 The Mediator and his station in Islamic esoteric literature 145
17. Chapter 10 Opposition to the Notions of Intermediation and Intercession by Islamic Reformation Movements 158
18. Conclusion 172
19. Bibliography 175
20. Index of Names 187
21. Index of Places 190
22. Index of Terms 191