The polemical works of 'Ali al-Tabari / / edited by Rifaat Ebied, David Thomas.

• Superior document: History of Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 27
• VerfasserIn: Ṭabarī, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabbān, active 9th century,
• TeilnehmendeR: Ebied, Rifaat,; Thomas, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: History of Christian-Muslim relations ; Volume 27.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (499 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Acknowledged as a leading medical expert in his day, and secretary to a succession of caliphs in the mid-ninth century, the Nestorian Christian ʿAlī ibn Rabban al-Ṭabarī converted to Islam around the age of 70. He then wrote Radd ʿalā l-Naṣārā , a recantation of his former faith, and Kitāb al-dīn wa...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• ʿAlī ibn Rabban al-Ṭabarī, Fragments of a Life / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• The Manuscripts and Language of ʿAlī al-Ṭabarī’s Polemical Works / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• Al-radd ʿalā l-Naṣārā, Introduction / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• The Refutation of the Christians / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• Kitāb al-dīn wa-l-dawla, Introduction / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• The Book of Religion and Empire / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• Bibliography / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas
• Indexes / Rifaat Ebied and David Thomas.