Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Acknowledgements | p. xv |
Abbreviations | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
United Nations Organization: global interest in people with disabilities | p. 1 |
Islam | p. 2 |
Methodological approach, research questions and focus | p. 3 |
Islamic theology | p. 4 |
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) | p. 6 |
Terminology used | p. 9 |
English usage | p. 10 |
Arabic usage | p. 11 |
Islamic theology | p. 15 |
Speculative theology | p. 17 |
Introductory remarks | p. 17 |
Sufis | p. 20 |
Philosophers | p. 22 |
Anti-theodicy approach | p. 24 |
Pro-theodicy approach | p. 26 |
Afflictions befalling those with legal liability (mukallaf&ubar;n) | p. 29 |
Wise purposes (&hbdot;ikam) | p. 32 |
Deserved punishment | p. 32 |
Divine assistance (lutf) | p. 34 |
Compensation ('iwad) | p. 34 |
Afflictions befalling those without legal liability (non-mukallaf&ubar;n) | p. 35 |
Adherents of metempsychosis (a&sbdot;&hbdot;&abar;b al-tan&abar;sukh) | p. 35 |
The majority view | p. 36 |
Divine assistance (lutf) | p. 36 |
Compensation ('iwa?) | p. 36 |
A median approach | p. 37 |
Afflictions befalling those with legal liability (mukallaf&abar;n) | p. 42 |
Disabilities: punishment for sins committed? | p. 42 |
Gaining reward (ta&hbdot;&sbdot;&abar;il al-thaw&abar;b) and gaining an elevated rank(raf' al-daraj&abar;t) | p. 46 |
A test of faith | p. 47 |
Afflictions befalling those without legal liability (non-mukallaf&ubar;n) | p. 49 |
A proof of God's existence and oneness | p. 49 |
Realizing God's threats and promises in the world to come | p. 51 |
Summary | p. 52 |
Practical theology | p. 54 |
Servitude ('ub&ubar;diyya) | p. 55 |
Patience (&sbdot;abr) | p. 57 |
Gratitude (shukr) | p. 60 |
Summary | p. 62 |
Islamic jurisprudence | p. 63 |
Human dignity of people with disabilities: influence of physiognomy? | p. 65 |
The Sh&abar;f&ibar;' ? school | p. 73 |
Muhammad b. Idr&ibar;s al-Sh&abar;fi' &ibar;'s controversial statements | p. 73 |
Materials that seem to advocate authenticity | p. 76 |
Materials that seem to oppose authenticity | p. 77 |
Origin of these statements | p. 80 |
The Hanbal&ibar; school | p. 83 |
Paradoxical standpoints | p. 83 |
Counterpoise trials | p. 87 |
Other schools | p. 88 |
Summary | p. 89 |
The ethics of writing on people with disabilities | p. 90 |
Controversial attempts | p. 90 |
Main contributors | p. 91 |
Encounters preceding this polemic | p. 92 |
A controversial book | p. 93 |
Identity of the 'demagogues' | p. 95 |
The polemic in focus | p. 96 |
Backbiting (gh&ibar;ba) | p. 97 |
Precursors | p. 99 |
Juristic authorities | p. 100 |
Who won this debate? | p. 101 |
Further developments | p. 102 |
Summary | p. 102 |
Employ ability of people with disabilities | p. 104 |
Muezzin | p. 106 |
Prayer-leader (im&abar;m) | p. 108 |
Judge (q&abar;&dbdot;i) | p. 109 |
Head of state (Caliph) | p. 111 |
Summary | p. 111 |
Medical treatment of people with disabilities | p. 114 |
Physical medicine | p. 115 |
Preventive measures | p. 119 |
Consanguineous marriage | p. 119 |
Abortion of the disabled fetus | p. 122 |
Vaccination | p. 123 |
Therapeutic measures | p. 125 |
Reattaching | p. 125 |
Transplants | p. 126 |
Cloning | p. 129 |
Spiritual medicine | p. 129 |
Good deeds and charity | p. 132 |
Prayers and religious formulas | p. 132 |
Summary | p. 135 |
Financial aid for people with disabilities | p. 136 |
Revenues within the family | p. 136 |
Maintenance (nafaqa) | p. 136 |
Marriage of people with disabilities | p. 139 |
Rulings pertaining to the situation before a marriage is contracted | p. 140 |
Rulings pertaining to the situation after a marriage is contracted | p. 142 |
Wives with disabilities | p. 147 |
Financial consequences of disabilities | p. 149 |
Bequest (wa&sbdot;iyya) | p. 151 |
Family endowment (waqf ahl&ibar;) | p. 151 |
The main principles of waqf | p. 152 |
The future of family endowment | p. 153 |
Revenues within society | p. 154 |
Welfare endowment {waqf khayr&ibar;) | p. 155 |
Zak&abar; | p. 157 |
People with disabilities zak&abar;t | p. 159 |
Are there other claims on wealth besides zak&abar;t? | p. 160 |
Summary | p. 161 |
Conclusion | p. 163 |
Notes | p. 165 |
Bibliography | p. 219 |
Works published in Arabic | p. 219 |
Manuscripts | p. 234 |
Works published in other languages | p. 235 |
Arabic terms index | p. 247 |
Name index | p. 250 |
Subject index | p. 252 |
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