Adab works of the classical Arabic tradition claim to form the person; hence they resonate with contemporary theoretical interest in the construction of subjectivity, or the self. The early adab works of 'Abdallah Ibn al-Muqaffa' (d. 757 CE) construct a vulnerable subjectivity that requires protecti
Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views
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- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 232
- Series
- Routledge Studies in Classical Islam
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (sīra) and Qur'ān exegesis (tafsīr).
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