The Expeditions : : An Early Biography of Muḥammad / / Maʿmar ibn Rāshid.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: ibn Rāshid, Maʿmar,
• MitwirkendeR: Anthony, Sean W.,; Haleem, M. A. S. Abdel,; Haleem, M.A.S. Abdel,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 20
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur'an. This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Ma'mar to his most prominent pupil, 'Abd al-Razzaq of Sanaa, relating Muhammad’s early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East.Edited from a sole surviving manuscript, the Arabic text offers numerous improved readings over those of previous editions, including detailed notes on the text’s transmission and variants as found in later works. This new translation, which renders the original into readable, modern English for the first time, is accompanied by numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious and historical contexts of the events and individuals described within its pages.The Expeditions represents an important testimony to the earliest Muslims’ memory of the lives of Muhammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight into the historical biography of both the Prophet and the rise of the Islamic empire.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- About this Paperback -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- Timeline -- Arabia and the Near East in the 7th Century -- Mecca and Medina during the Lifetime of the Prophet -- Notes to the Frontmatter -- The Expeditions -- The Digging of the Well of Zamzam -- The Expedition of Ḥudaybiyah -- The Incident at Badr -- The Combatants Whom the Prophet Took Captive at Badr -- The Incident Involving the Hudhayl Tribe at al-Rajī -- The Incident Concerning the Clan of al-Naḍīr -- The Incident at Uḥud -- The Incident Involving the United Clans and the Qurayẓah Clan -- The Incident at Khaybar -- The Expedition of the Triumph -- The Incident at Ḥunayn -- Those Who Emigrated to Abyssinia -- The Story of the Three Who Remained Behind -- Those Who Failed to Accompany the Prophet on the Tabūk Expedition -- The Story of the Aws and the Khazraj -- The Story of the Slander -- The Story of the People of the Pit -- The Story of the Companions of the Cave -- The Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem -- The Beginning of the Messenger of God’s Illness -- The Oath of Fealty to Abū Bakr at the Portico of the Sāʿidah Clan -- What ʿUmar Said about the Members of the Shura -- Abū Bakr’s Designation of ʿUmar as His Successor -- The Oath of Fealty Pledged to Abū Bakr -- The Expedition of Dhāt al-Salāsil and the Story of ʿAlī and Muʿāwiyah -- The Story of al-Ḥajjāj ibn ʿIlāṭ -- The Dispute between ʿAlī and al-ʿAbbās -- The Story of Abū Luʾluʾah, ʿUmar’s Assassin -- The Story of the Shura -- The Expeditions to al-Qādisiyyah and Elsewhere -- The Marriage of Fāṭimah -- Notes -- Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms -- Genealogical Table of the Quraysh of Mecca -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Translator -- The Library of Arabic Literature