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Author Vuckovic, Brooke Olson.

Title Heavenly journeys, earthly concerns : the legacy of the miʻraj in the formation of Islam / Brooke Olson Vuckovic
Published New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (x, 178 pages)
Series Religion in history, society, and culture
Religion in history, society & culture ; 5.
Contents Constructing the prophet of God -- The miʻraj and the early Muslims' communal and confessional identity -- Communal reaction -- The formation of communal morality
Summary Examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behaviour by retelling and interpreting the story of Muhammad's ascent to heaven (the mi'raj)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-176) and index
Notes English
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Subject Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Isrāʼ and Miʻrāj.
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Anecdotes
SUBJECT Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 fast
Muḥammad, ca.570-632. (NL-LeOCL)071289089 nta
Subject Islam -- Origin
Ummah (Islam)
Electronic books.
e-books.
11.82 Islamic traditional literature.
RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
Islam -- Origin
Ummah (Islam)
Genre/Form Anecdotes
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203487478
9780203487471
9781135885243
1135885249
9781280175138
1280175133
9781135885236
1135885230
Other Titles Legacy of the miʻraj in the formation of Islam