The Expeditions : An Early Biography of Muḥammad / Maʿmar ibn Rāshid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

ibn Rāshid, Maʿmar, Author.

Contributor:

Anthony, Sean W.

Haleem, M.A.S. Abdel

Series:

Library of Arabic literature.

Library of Arabic Literature ; 20

Standardized Title:

Maghāzī. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Biography.

Muḥammad.

Islam--History.

Islam.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Ma'mar ibn Rashid (714-770 AD/96-153 AH), was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur'an. This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Ma'mar to his most prominent pupil, 'Abd al-Razzaq of Sanaa, relating Muhammad’s early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East.Edited from a sole surviving manuscript, the Arabic text offers numerous improved readings over those of previous editions, including detailed notes on the text’s transmission and variants as found in later works. This new translation, which renders the original into readable, modern English for the first time, is accompanied by numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious and historical contexts of the events and individuals described within its pages.The Expeditions represents an important testimony to the earliest Muslims’ memory of the lives of Muhammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight into the historical biography of both the Prophet and the rise of the Islamic empire.

Contents:

The Expeditions

Frontmatter

Letter from the General Editor

About this Paperback

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

A Note on the Text

Timeline

Arabia and the Near East in the 7th Century

Mecca and Medina during the Lifetime of the Prophet

Notes to the Frontmatter

The Expeditions

The Digging of the Well of Zamzam

The Expedition of Ḥudaybiyah

The Incident at Badr

The Combatants Whom the Prophet Took Captive at Badr

The Incident Involving the Hudhayl Tribe at al-Rajī

The Incident Concerning the Clan of al-Naḍīr

The Incident at Uḥud

The Incident Involving the United Clans and the Qurayẓah Clan

The Incident at Khaybar

The Expedition of the Triumph

The Incident at Ḥunayn

Those Who Emigrated to Abyssinia

The Story of the Three Who Remained Behind

Those Who Failed to Accompany the Prophet on the Tabūk Expedition

The Story of the Aws and the Khazraj

The Story of the Slander

The Story of the People of the Pit

The Story of the Companions of the Cave

The Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem

The Beginning of the Messenger of God’s Illness

The Oath of Fealty to Abū Bakr at the Portico of the Sāʿidah Clan

What ʿUmar Said about the Members of the Shura

Abū Bakr’s Designation of ʿUmar as His Successor

The Oath of Fealty Pledged to Abū Bakr

The Expedition of Dhāt al-Salāsil and the Story of ʿAlī and Muʿāwiyah

The Story of al-Ḥajjāj ibn ʿIlāṭ

The Dispute between ʿAlī and al-ʿAbbās

The Story of Abū Luʾluʾah, ʿUmar’s Assassin

The Story of the Shura

The Expeditions to al-Qādisiyyah and Elsewhere

The Marriage of Fāṭimah

Notes

Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms

Genealogical Table of the Quraysh of Mecca

Bibliography

Further Reading

Index

About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

About the Translator

The Library of Arabic Literature

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-4798-1592-6

OCLC:

933851578