Early Islam between myth and history : : Al-Hasan Al-Basri (D. 110H/728CE) and the formation of his legacy in classical Islamic scholarship / / Suleiman Mourad.

This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-Ḥasan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which attracted to him a large number of disciples who w...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Arabic
Series:Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 62.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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