The emergence of Islam : classical traditions in contemporary perspective / By Gabriel Said Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Gabriel Said.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--History.

Islam.

History.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Qurʼan.

Physical Description:

xxi, 226 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2012]

Summary:

This brief survey text tells the story of Islam. Gabriel Said Reynolds organizes his study in three parts in order to tell of Muhammads early life and rise to power, of the origins and development of the Quran, with a distinctive, if unique, juxtaposition between the Quran and biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist narratives of Islams origin, which reveals how those who represent Islams future begin by shaping its past.

Contents:

Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview

Muhammad in Mecca

Muhammad in Medina

The birth of an empire

Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature

The Qurʼan and its message

The Qurʼan and the Bible

Rethinking the biography of the Prophet

The historical context of the Qurʼan

Part 3. Contemporary perspectives. Introduction to part 3 : classical texts and contemporary religion

Contemporary Muslim narratives of Islam's emergence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.

ISBN:

9780800698591

0800698592

OCLC:

738360534