| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 357 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Divinations.
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| Contents |
pt. I. Fathers and sons -- The foundation narratives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- Adoption in the Near East: from antiquity to the rise of Islam -- The abolition of adoption in early Islam -- pt. II. From sacred legend to sacred history -- The repudiation of the beloved of the messenger of God -- The battle of Mu'ta -- The martyrdom of the beloved of the messenger of God -- Pretexts and intertexts -- pt. III. Text and interpretation -- Paleography and codicology: Bibliothåque Nationale de France 328a -- Kalāla in early Islamic tradition -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
David Powers claims that the need for Muhammad to be the "seal of all prophets," combined with the fact that Muhammad apparently had an adopted son, Zayd, created a situation that drove early transmitters of the Qur'an to introduce a group of interrelated deletions, additions, and emendations into certain passages of the text |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
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Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Prophetic office.
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Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- Prophetic office
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Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 |
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Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
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Adoption -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Decedents' estates (Islamic law)
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Koran & Sacred Writings.
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Adoption -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
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Messiah -- Prophecies
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| Genre/Form |
Prophecies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780812205572 |
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081220557X |
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0812221494 |
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9780812221497 |
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1283896354 |
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9781283896351 |
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