The making of the last prophet : a reconstruction of the earliest biography of Muhammad /
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| Author / Creator: | Ibn Isḥāq, Muḥammad, -approximately 768 |
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| Uniform title: | Kitāb al-Mubtadaʼ. English |
| Imprint: | Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1989. |
| Description: | xi, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/979153 |
| Summary: | An examination of the reshaping and retelling of the biblical past to form the image of Muhammad as the "Seal" of the prophets of God. Through a translation of the reconstructed Arabic text, the sources, form and uses of the eighth century biography are examined for the ways in which attitudes toward Muhammad were shaped in early Islam. The work particularly underscores the interplay of Jewish, Christian and other Near Eastern religious ideals in the formation of Islam's notions of prophethood. Acidic paper. Paper edition, $17.95 (unseen). Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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| Item Description: | Translation of first section of Ibn Isḥāq's Sīrat Rasūl Allāh. Addendum to preface tipped in. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0872495523 0872496236 |