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

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 t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Library of Arabic Literature ; 20
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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