This book offers an examination of the origins of Shi?ite Islam as viewed through the lens of the traditions surrounding its earliest and most infamous heretic, ?Abd Allah ibn Saba?, and the sectarian
The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Ma?mar ibn Rashid (714-770 AD/96-153 AH), was a prominent scholar from Basr
Primarily penned by Motzki (emeritus, Islamic studies, Radboud U. Nijmegen, the Netherlands), the seven studies presented here examine the Islamic genre of hadith, which are traditions that report on
The studies collected in this volume show that by careful analysis of the texts and the chains of transmission, the history of Muslim traditions can be reconstructed with a high degree of probability
The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Ma'mar ibn Rashid (714-770 AD/96-153 AH), was a prominent scholar
