Muḥammad at Mecca / translated and annotated by W. Montgomery Watt and M.V. McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery), translator, contributor.

McDonald, M. V. (Michael V.), translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 6.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrikh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 6

Bibliotheca Persica

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies.

Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)

Standardized Title:

Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. Selections. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.

Muḥammad.

Muslims--Saudi Arabia--Biography.

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [1988]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sixth volume of the translation of al-Ṭabarī's History deals with the ancestors of Muḥammad, with his own early life, and then with his prophetic mission up to the time of his Hijrah or emigration to Medina. The topics covered mean that this volume is of great importance both for the career of Muhammad himself and for the early history of Islam. Al-Ṭabarī was familiar with, and made use of, the main early source of these matters, the Sirah or life of Muḥammad by Ibn Isḥāq, a work which is still extant. Although his own treatment is briefer than that of Ibn Isḥāq, it complements the latter in important ways by making use of other sources. Where Ibn Isḥāq gave only the version of an event which he preferred, al-Ṭabarī includes any variants which he considered of value. Thus he mentions the dispute about the first male to become a muslim—'Ali or Abū Bakr or Zayd—and has also several variant accounts of the call to hostility toward Muhammad from many of the leading Meccans and their attempts to put pressure on his family to stop his preaching. The negotiations with the men of Medina which eventually led to the Hijrah are fully described, and there is then an account of how Muḥammad escaped an assassination attempt and arrived safely in Medina. A concluding section discusses some chronological questions. This volume does not merely give a straightforward account of the earlier career of Muḥammad and the beginnings of Islam, but also contains valuable source-material not easily accessible otherwise, or not accessible at all.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. VI ; Copyright ; Preface; Table of Contents; Translator's Foreword; The Sources and Their Reliability ; The sources; The reliability of the materials used; Comment on the Events; Genealogy; The early history of Mecca; Events up to Muhammad's call (1123-39); The Clans of Quraysh ; The call to be prophet; The night journey (1157-59); The first Muslims (1159-69); The opposition to Muhammad in Mecca (1169-99); The final years at Mecca and the Hijrah (1199-1245); Questions of chronology (1245-56)

The Lineage of the Messenger of God'Abdallah (His Father); 'Abd al Muttalib (His Grandfather); 'Abd Manaf; Qusayy ; Kilab; Murrah; Ka'b; Lu'ayy; Ghalib; Fihr; Malik; Al-Nadr; Kinanah; Khuzaymah; Mudrikah; Ilyas; Mudar; Nizar ; Ma'add; 'Adnan ; 'Adnan's Descent from Ishmael, Abraham, and Adam; The Account of the Messenger of God and His Life; The Messenger of God Is Recognized by the Monk Bahira; The Messenger of God Is Protected by God from Participating in Pagan Practices; The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah ; Events of the Life of the Messenger of God; The Rebuilding of the Ka'bah

History of the Ka'bahThe Rebuilding of the Ka'bah (Continued); The Beginning of the Prophetic Mission; The Day and the Month on Which the Messenger of God Became a Prophet, and the Accounts Concerning This; First Revelation of the Qur'an; Signs of the Approach of Prophethood; Predictions of the Appearance of the Prophet; Proofs of Prophethood; The Manner in Which the Qur'an Was First Revealed; Khadijah the First to Believe in the Messenger of God; The First Rituals of Islam Are Prescribed; The Prophet Ascends to the Seventh Heaven; The First Male to Believe in the Messenger of God

'Ali b. Abi TalibAbu Bakr; Zayd b. Harithah; Ibn Ishaq's account; Al-Waqidi's account; Events of the Life of the Messenger of God (Continued); The Messenger of God Begins to Preach Openly; Other Events up to the Hijrah; Quraysh Begin to Oppose the Messenger of God; The Emigration to Abyssinia; Quraysh Show Increased Hostility to the Messenger of God; Hamzah Accepts Islam; 'Abdallah b. Mas'ud Recites the Qur'an Aloud to Quraysh; Quraysh Boycott the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib; Quraysh Attempt to Induce the Messengerof God to Cease His Attacks on Their Gods

Satan Casts a False Revelation on the Messenger of God's TongueThe Boycott Is Repealed; The Messenger of God Is Subjected to Further Insults; The Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadijah; The Messenger of God Goes to al-Ta'if; The Messenger of God Returns to Mecca; The Messenger of God Preaches to the Arab Tribes; The First Madinans Said to Have Accepted Islam; The First Deputation from al-Madinah; The First Pledge of al-'Aqabah; Islam Begins to Spread in al-Madinah; The Second Pledge of al-'Aqabah; The Messenger of God Commands the Muslims to Emigrate to al-Madinah

The Quraysh Plot to Kill the Messenger of God

Notes:

Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [165]-166.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-2340-3

0-585-08439-4