Rebecca Williams

Muhammad and the Supernatural (eBook, ePUB)

Medieval Arab Views

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (sira) and Qur'an exegesis (tafsir).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135940850
• Artikelnr.: 38404263

Autorenporträt

Rebecca R. Williams is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of South Alabama. Her research interests include: Islamic historiography, the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, and Qur'an exegesis.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Sex 1 The Light of Prophesy: Christian, Jewish and Pagan Attempts 2
"God Knows very well where to place His message" 3 Muhammad's Conception
and the Supernatural Part II: Politics 4 Muhammad's Public Announcement and
the Absence of the Supernatural 5 "Who will aid me in this matter?" 6 Abu
Lahab: The Villain Part III: Betrayal 7 Questions of Character: Hatib's
Letter to the Meccans 8 Hatib's Story in the Tafsir 9 The Necessity of the
Supernatural Part IV: Wrath 10 Amir b. Al-Tufayl and Arbad b. Qays: Control
and Chaos in the Sira 11 "And God Sent Upon Him a Thunderbolt" 12 Authorial
Control and the Supernatural