Can We Flee the Plague? A Theological, Moral and Practical Issue in the Early Islamicate World

Early Islam witnessed several outbreaks of the first plague of Justinian (541-549 CE), until 132/749 when it disappeared as fast as it appeared. One of the main issues for societies confronted with such recurrent epidemics was to accept destiny and protect their lives and social organization while s...

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Subtitles:COVID-19 and Pandemic Ethics in the Islamic Tradition
hl īǧūz ālfrār mn ālṭāʿūnARABICSEMICOLON? msāʾla klāmīa ūāʾḫlāqīa ūʿmlīa fī āltārīḫ ālāʾslāmī ālmbkr
Main Author: Pierre, Simon V. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of Islamic ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 7, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 51-66
Further subjects:B Anastasius Sinaita
B أنسطاسيوس السينائي
B للاستشهاد
B Plague of Justinian
B Fatalism
B Early Islam
B طاعون جوستنيان
B التاريخ الإسلامي المبكر
B Syriac sources
B القدرية
B Martyrdom
B المصادر السريانية
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