Early Islam / / William Montgomery Watt.

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.

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©1991
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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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