Concepts and Ideas at the Dawn of Islam / Edition 1

by M.J. Kister

Overview

This book deals with the history of pre-Islamic Arab society and the emergence of Islam, as reflected in hadith, adab, historical, genealogical and exegetical literature. Among the themes discussed are the ethnic composition of the population of Mecca, the evolving relationship between the nascent state in Medina and Muslim religious ideas, as well as some aspects of early Muslim expansion. Other articles deal with Jahili tribal groups and their contribution to emerging Islam. An extensive article is devoted to Adam as a great herald and predecessor of Muhammad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780860786528
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/30/1997
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.88(w) x 8.81(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents: On strangers and allies in Mecca; Khuza’a; Kuda’a; Land property and jihad: a discussion of some early traditions; Social and religious concepts of authority in Islam; ’Do not assimilate yourselves...’: la tashabbahu; ’...and he was born circumcised...’ some notes on circumcision in hadith; The locust’s wing: some notes on locusts in the hadith; Adam: a study of some legends in tafsir and hadith literature; Index.

Editorial Reviews

A collection of facsimiles of nine articles that have previously been published in journals, covering such topics as early Islamic notions of Jews, Christians, and the nature of authority; the effect of tribal conglomerations on social and political life; Islamic expansion; legends concerning the figure of Adam; and the integration of individuals and tribal groups into the social matrix of the two principal towns of pre-Islamic Arabia, Mecca and Medina. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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