The Expeditions
An Early Biography of Muḥammad
$42.75
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2015
Summary
One of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Muḥammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first time The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muḥammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (96-153⁄714-770), 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 Qurʾan. This fascinating foundational seminal work contai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479816828 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1479816825 |
| Author: | Sean W. Anthony, M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, Maʿmar ibn Rāshid |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
| Series: | Library of Arabic Literature |
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“This book is a must for scholars in the field, and those who would join them.”- Religious Studies Review
“This book is a must for scholars in the field, and those who would join them.” (Religious Studies Review) “A welcome addition to the sparse English language treatment of early Prophetic biography…Impressive [and] interesting.” (Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt)
About The Author
Sean W. Anthony
Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (Author) Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (96-153⁄714-770) was originally a Persian slave from Basra who traveled extensively trading wares for the Azd tribe. Thanks to his nomadic profession and his dealings with the court of the Umayyad caliphs, he became acquainted with—and ultimately the pupil of—one of the greatest Muslim scholars of his generation, Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī (d. 124⁄742). Sean W. Anthony (Translator) Sean W. Anthony is Assistant Professor of History at University of Oregon. His books include The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Saba and the Origins of Shiism and Crucifixion and the Spectacle of Death: Umayyad Crucifixion in its Late Antique Context. His research and publications focus on the emergence of Islam and the origins of its sacred and sectarian traditions.
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