Muhammad and the Believers At the Origins of Islam

Name: Muhammad and the Believers At the Origins of Islam
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ISBN: 9780674064140

ISBN-10: 0674064143

ISBN-13: 9780674064140

Edition: 2010

Authors: Fred M. Donner

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The origins of Islam have been the subject of increasing controversy in recent years. The traditional view, which presents Islam as a self-consciously distinct religion tied to the life and revelations of the prophet Muhammad in western Arabia, has since the 1970s been challenged by historians engaged in critical study of the Muslim sources.In Muhammad and the Believers, the eminent historian Fred Donner offers a lucid and original vision of how Islam first evolved. He argues that the origins of Islam lie in what we may call the "Believers' movement" begun by the prophet Muhammad—a movement of religious reform emphasizing strict monotheism and righteous behavior in conformity with God's…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface


Acknowledgments


A Note on Conventions



The Near East on the Eve of Islam


The Empires of the Late Antique Near East


Arabia between the Great Powers


Mecca and Yathrib (Medina)



Muhammad and the Believers' Movement


The Traditional Biography of Muhammad the Prophet


The Problem of Sources


The Character of the Early Believers' Movement



The Expansion of the Community of Believers


Sources


The Community in the Last Years of Muhammad's Life


Succession to Muhammad and the Ridda Wars


The Character of the Believers' Early Expansion


The Course and Scope of the Early Expansion


Consolidation and Institutions of the Early Expansion Era



The Struggle for Leadership of the Community, 34-73/655-692


Background of the First Civil War


The Course of the First Civil War (35-40/656-661)


Between Civil Wars (40-60/661-680)


The Second Civil War (60-73 /680-692)


Reflections on the Civil Wars



The Emergence of Islam


The Umayyad Restoration and Return to the Imperial Agenda


The Redefinition of Key Terms


Emphasis on Muhammad and the Qurï¿½an


The Problem of the Trinity


Elaboration of Islamic Cultic Practices


Elaboration of the Islamic Origins Story


The Coalescence of an "Arab" Political Identity


Official vs. Popular Change



The umma Document



Inscriptions in the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem


Notes and Guide to Further Reading


Glossary


Illustration Credits


Index