Early Islam / / William Montgomery Watt.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Watt, William Montgomery,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

This highly respected scholar brings together some of his finest work on early Islamic history, from Mohammed and the Qur'an, to early Islamic thought.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part A. Muhammad and the Qur'ān -- 1. The Condemnation of the Jews of Banū Qurayza -- 2. The Reliability of Ibn Ishāq’s Sources -- 3. The Dating of the Qurā’n -- 4. Conversion in Islam at the Time of the Prophet -- 5. His name is Ahmad -- 6. The Camel and the Needle’s Eye -- 7 . The Men of the Ukhdūd -- 8. God's Caliph Qur'ānic Interpretations and Umayyad Claims -- 9 . Reflections on some Verses of Sūrat al-Duhā -- 10. The Christianity criticized in the Qur'ān -- 11. Two Interesting Christian-Arabic Usages -- Part B. Early Islamic Thought -- 1. The Early Development of the Muslim Attitude to The Bible -- 2. Some Muslim Discussions of Anthropomorphism -- 3. Created in His Image: A Study in Islamic Theology -- 4. The Logical Basis of the early Kalām -- 5. The Origin of the Islamic Doctrine of Acquisition -- 6. Was Wāsil a Khārijite? -- 7. The Significance of Khārijism under the 'Abbāsids -- 8. The Reappraisal of 'Abbāsid Shī'ism -- 9. Sidelights on Early Imāmite Doctrine -- 10. The Significance of the Early Stages of Imāmite Shī'ism -- 11. The Great Community and the Sects -- 12. The Beginnings of the Islamic Theological Schools -- Original Sources of Publication of the Articles -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index