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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Zeitlin, Irving M. Historical Muhammad. Hoboken : Wiley, ©2014 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Irving M Zeitlin |
| ISBN: | 9780745654881 0745654886 |
| OCLC Number: | 1044729020 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
| Contents: | COPYRIGHT; Contents; Preface; Introduction and Overview of the Life of Muhammad; Donner's Reply to the Skeptics; Enter Muhammad: An Overview; The Battle of the Trench; 1 Ibn Khaldun's Social and Economic Theory; Bedouins and Sedentary Peoples; Asabiyah; 2 Pre-Islamic Arabia; The Hijaz on the Eve of the Rise of Islam; Pre-Islamic Religion; 3 The Role of Abraham, Hagar, and Ishmael; Who was the Sacrificial Son?; The Islamic Theory that Abraham, Ishmael, and Hagar Traveled to the Valley of Mecca; Abraham, Ishmael, and the Kaaba; William Muir on the Abrahamic Question. Muir on the Founding of Mecca and the Abrahamic Legend4 Recent and Current Scholarship; The Religion of Mecca; The Kaaba and its Devotees; Hanifiya and the Religion of Abraham; More on Pre-Islamic Religion in the Arabian Peninsula; 5 Possible Influences on Muhammad's Inspiration; Jewish Historians on the Jews of Arabia; Baron on Pre-Islamic, Arab-Jewish Relations in Arabia; 6 The Jews of Arabia: A Recent Re-Examination; 7 Richard Bell's Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment; 8 W. Montgomery Watt's Muhammad; Watt's Muhammad at Mecca. The Daughters of Allah or the So-Called Satanic VersesMore on the "Daughters of Allah" Affair; A Sociological Argument; Watt's Muhammad at Medina; 9 Muhammad at Medina: William Muir's Analysis; Muhammad and the Jewish Tribes of Medina; The Battle of Badr; Current Research on the Massacre of the B. Qurayza; The Conquest of Khaybar; 10 Muhammad and the Jews; Muhammad and the Jews: G.D. Newby's Re-Examination of the Evidence; 11 Concluding Sociological Reflections; Abu Bakr and the Ridda; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
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"Zeitlin's approach is novel and intriguing." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "This book will be of value to serious students of Islamic history as well as educated readers generally. Both groups will be well able to navigate the historical and historiographical landscapes of the rise of Islam - with the foundational qualities that enabled it to develop into a world religion. The pursuit of certainty in discerning and understanding Muhammad's historical biography and the rise of his religious movement is ongoing, and Irving Zeitlin has provided a clear, balanced, and plausible account using traditional sources and modern scholarly theories and interpretations." Frederick M. Denny, University of Colorado at Boulder "It is very important for Muslims and non-Muslims alike to understand the importance of the Prophet Muhammad because he is so central to Islam. The Historical Muhammad contributes significantly to the discussion of the life of the Prophet, a subject highly relevant to our time." Akbar S. Admed, American University, Washington DC Read more...
