The polemical works of 'Ali al-Tabari / edited by Rifaat Ebied, David Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabbān, active 9th century, author.

Contributor:

Ebied, Rifaat, editor.

Thomas, David, editor.

Series:

History of Christian-Muslim relations ; Volume 27.

History of Christian-Muslim Relations, 1570-7350 ; Volume 27

Standardized Title:

Dīn wa-al-dawlah. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Apologetic works--Early works to 1800.

Islam.

Christianity--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800.

Christianity.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Prophetic office.

Muḥammad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acknowledged as a leading medical expert in his day, and secretary to a succession of caliphs in the mid-ninth century, the Nestorian Christian ʿAlī ibn Rabban al-Ṭabarī converted to Islam around the age of 70. He then wrote Radd ʿalā l-Naṣārā , a recantation of his former faith, and Kitāb al-dīn wa-l-dawla , a defence of the Prophet Muḥammad based substantially on biblical proof-texts. The range of arguments he produced against the soundness of his former faith in these two works influenced sections of Islamic scholarship for many centuries. These new editions and translations of his works are based on all the available evidence for the texts, accompanied by extensive introductions and studies of their place in Islamic thought.

Contents:

Front Matter / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

ʿAlī ibn Rabban al-Ṭabarī, Fragments of a Life / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

The Manuscripts and Language of ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī’s Polemical Works / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

Al-radd ʿalā l-Naṣārā, Introduction / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

The Refutation of the Christians / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

Kitāb al-dīn wa-l-dawla, Introduction / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

The Book of Religion and Empire / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

Bibliography / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas

Indexes / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30955-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004309555 DOI