In early Islam, a qāṣṣ (plural quṣṣāṣ)[a] was a preacher or "sermoniser" who told stories ostensibly to edify the faithful. The term comes from the Arabic verb qaṣṣa, meaning "to recount".[1] The qāṣṣ was essentially a popular storyteller and the reputation among Islamic scholars of the early quṣṣāṣ has generally been that of "second-rate religious figures lingering on the fringes of Islamic orthodoxy and even, at times, contributing directly to the corruption of the faith".[2] In actuality, the quṣṣāṣ varied on a spectrum from serious Qurʾānic exegetes to outright charlatans.[1]
According to al-Maqrīzī, writing in the fifteenth century, there was a distinction between the private qāṣṣ and the official qāṣṣ. The office was instituted by the Caliph Muʿāwiya I. So far the only traces found of these official quṣṣāṣ come from Egypt. There the office was typically held by a qāḍī (judge). His job was to denounce the enemies of Islam after the morning prayer each day and to explain the Qurʾān after the khuṭba on Fridays. The official qāṣṣ was replaced in the tenth century by the wāʿiẓ and the mudhakkir.[1]
qāṣṣ, this, article, about, islamic, sermonisers, town, azerbaijan, qass, azerbaijan, Ḳāṣṣ, redirects, here, other, topics, kass, disambiguation, early, islam, qāṣṣ, plural, quṣṣāṣ, preacher, sermoniser, told, stories, ostensibly, edify, faithful, term, comes,. This article is about the Islamic sermonisers For the town in Azerbaijan see Qass Azerbaijan Ḳaṣṣ redirects here For other topics see Kass disambiguation In early Islam a qaṣṣ plural quṣṣaṣ a was a preacher or sermoniser who told stories ostensibly to edify the faithful The term comes from the Arabic verb qaṣṣa meaning to recount 1 The qaṣṣ was essentially a popular storyteller and the reputation among Islamic scholars of the early quṣṣaṣ has generally been that of second rate religious figures lingering on the fringes of Islamic orthodoxy and even at times contributing directly to the corruption of the faith 2 In actuality the quṣṣaṣ varied on a spectrum from serious Qurʾanic exegetes to outright charlatans 1 According to al Maqrizi writing in the fifteenth century there was a distinction between the private qaṣṣ and the official qaṣṣ The office was instituted by the Caliph Muʿawiya I So far the only traces found of these official quṣṣaṣ come from Egypt There the office was typically held by a qaḍi judge His job was to denounce the enemies of Islam after the morning prayer each day and to explain the Qurʾan after the khuṭba on Fridays The official qaṣṣ was replaced in the tenth century by the waʿiẓ and the mudhakkir 1 Notes edit Also transliterated ḳaṣṣ ḳuṣṣaṣ References edit a b c Pellat 1978 Armstrong 2016 p 1 Sources edit Armstrong Lyall R 2016 The Quṣṣaṣ of Early Islam Islamic History and Civilization Vol 139 Leiden Brill Pellat Charles 1978 Ḳaṣṣ In van Donzel E Lewis B Pellat Ch amp Bosworth C E eds The Encyclopaedia of Islam Second Edition Volume IV Iran Kha Leiden E J Brill p 733 35 OCLC 758278456 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qaṣṣ amp oldid 1099121341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
