Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab ViewsRoutledge, 2013 M05 2 - 232 pages 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 (sīra) and Qur'ān exegesis (tafsīr). |
Contents
Questions of character Ḥāṭibs letter to the Meccans | |
Part I | |
God knows very well where to place His Message | |
Observations | |
Who will aid me in this matter? | |
Abū Lahab The villain | |
Ḥāṭibs story in the tafsīr | |
The necessity of the supernatural | |
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Abbās Abbāsids Abd Allāh Abī Abū Lahab Aḥmad al-Ḥudaybiya al-Ṭabarī and Ibn al-Ṭufayl Alī Alī's Āmina Āmir and Arbad ammad attempt authoritative Bidāya claims command connection conquest of Mecca divine element Encyclopaedia of Islam event exegesis forgiveness genre God's ḥadīth Ḥāḥib Ḥanbal Ḥāṭib Ḥāṭib's letter Heraclius Ibid Ibn Abbās Ibn Isḥāq Ibn Kathīr includes Ibn Kathīr relates Ibn Taymiyya important indicate interpretation introduction Islam isnād Khaybar LeGassick light of prophecy lineage Magical Realism mawlid medieval Muslim Medina Messenger Messenger of God miracle Muḥammad at Mecca Muḥammad's call Muḥammad's conception Muḥammad's first public Muḥammad's mission Muslim Muslim scholars nearest kinsmen prophethood provides public preaching Qur’ān Qur’ān verses Qur’ānic Quraysh report from Ibn reports he relates reports related revealed role siīra sīra account sīra and tafsīr specific statement story of Muḥammad's supernatural sūra Ta’rīkh Ṭabarī tafsīr accounts thee Umar Umm Qattāl unbelievers warning Watt and McDonald woman