Muhammad Is Not the Father of Any of Your Men : The Making of the Last Prophet /

The Islamic claim to supersede Judaism and Christianity is embodied in the theological assertion that the office of prophecy is hereditary but that the line of descent ends with Muhammad, who is the seal, or last, of the prophets.While Muhammad had no natural sons who reached the age of maturity, he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Powers, David S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]
Colección:Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Temas:
Religious Studies.
RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings.
Ancient Studies.
Religion.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I: Fathers and Sons
  • 1. The Foundation Narratives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • 2. Adoption in the Near East: From Antiquity to the Rise of Islam
  • 3. The Abolition of Adoption in Early Islam
  • Part II: From Sacred Legend to Sacred History
  • 4. The Repudiation of the Beloved of the Messenger of God
  • 5. The Battle of Mu'ta
  • 6. The Martyrdom of the Beloved of the Messenger of God
  • 7. Pretexts and Intertexts
  • Part III: Text and Interpretation
  • 8. Paleography and Codicology: Bibliothèque Nationale de France 328a
  • 9. Kalala in Early Islamic Tradition
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. The Opening lines of Q. 4:12b and 4:176 in English Translations of the Qur'ān
  • Appendix 2. Deathbed Scenes and Inheritance Disputes: A Literary Approach
  • Appendix 3. Inheritance Law: From the Ancient Near East to Early Islam
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Citation Index
  • Subject Index
  • Acknowledgments

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