The caliph and the heretic : Ibn Sabaʼ and the origins of Shīʼism / / by Sean W. Anthony.

This book is an examination of the traditions and legends concerning early Islam’s first and most infamous heretic, the Yemenite Jew known as ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabaʾ. Tracing the evolution and transformation of the many stories and narratives about Ibn Sabaʾ as adapted by Sunnī and Shīʿī scholars alike...

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Superior document:Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, v. 91
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 91.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages)
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