Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men : the making of the last prophet / David S. Powers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers, David Stephan.

Series:

Divinations : rereading late ancient religion.

Divinations : rereading late ancient religion

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Prophetic office.

Muḥammad.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.

Adoption--Religious aspects--Islam.

Adoption.

Inheritance and succession (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

xvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2009]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812241785

0812241789

OCLC:

276996278