Islamic origins, Arabian custom, and the documents of the Prophet / Sarah Z. Mirza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mirza, Sarah Z., author.

Contributor:

Walter de Gruyter & Co.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Islamic history and thought ; 17.

Islamic history and thought ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Relics.

Muḥammad.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Manuscripts.

Islam--Origin.

Islam.

Arabian Peninsula--History--To 622--Sources.

Arabian Peninsula.

Arabian Peninsula--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 319 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, 2022.

Contents:

Introducation: Four ways of looking at the Prophet's documents

1. Formulae

2. Variance

3. Infrastructure: Dhimma agreements, sanctuary systems, and a case for Arabian customary law

4. Persons: A popular material culture of ḥadīth

Conclusion: There are no originals

Appendix to Chapter 1: Comparative Arabic epistolary and legal formularies, from literary and documentary sources

Appendix to Chapter 4: Correspondence between kitāba and istiʻmāl in biographical reports on Companions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 04, 2022).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Mirza, Sarah Z. Islamic origins, Arabian custom, and the documents of the Prophet

ISBN:

9781463239664

1463239661

Publisher Number:

99991328822

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.