The First Muslims: History and MemoryA fresh look at the origins and development of Islam, this is a fascinating reconstruction of the era of the first three generations of Muslims. Using a wealth of classical Arabic sources, it chronicles the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his Companions, and the subsequent two generations of Muslims, together known as the "the Pious Forebears". Examining the adoption in contemporary times of these early Muslims as legitimizing figureheads for a variety of causes, both religious and political, Afsaruddin tries to establish where their sympathies really lay. Essential reading for anyone interested in the inception of the Islam, this important book will captivate the general reader and student alike. |
Contents
The Issue of Succession to the Prophet | 19 |
The End of RightlyGuided Leadership | 47 |
The Age of the Companions | 59 |
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A'isha Abbasid Abd Allah ibn Abu Bakr Abu Hanifa according Ahmad al-Hasan al-Jahiz al-salih al-Shafi'i al-Tabari Arabic Bakr's Banu battle Beirut biographical Byzantine Cairo chapter Christian concept death discussion diwan early Islam early period egalitarianism exegetical faith hadith hard-line Islamists Hisham historical Ibid Ibn Abbas ibn Abi Ibn Hajar Ibn Hanbal Ibn Mas'ud Ibn Sa'd Ibn Taymiyya Imam interpretation Iraq Islam Islamists Jews jihad jurisprudence jurists Khawarij Kitab Kufa later Leiden literature Malik mawali Mawdudi Mecca Medina modern modernists moral excellence Muhammad ibn Muslims ninth century non-Muslims Persian piety Pious Forbears political practice prayer pre-modern precedence Prophet Qur'an Qur'anic verses refer regard religion religious law Rightly-Guided Caliphs role rulers salaf scholars shari'a Shi'a Shi'i shura social sources specific Successors sunna Sunni Tafsir term tion tradition translated tribe ulu l-amr Umar ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab Umar II Umar's Umayyad Umayyad period Uthman Yazid Yazid III