The book of tribulations : the Syrian Muslim apocalyptic tradition / / an annotated translation by Nu'aym b. Ḥammād al-Marwazī ; edited by David Cook

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793450003321
• Autore: al-Marwazi Nu'aym b. Hammad
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-4744-2412-0; 1-4744-4408-3; 1-4744-2411-2; 1-4744-3565-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology
• Classificazione: EN 2830
• Disciplina: 297.1247
• Soggetti: Hadith; Islamic eschatology; End of the world (Islam); Early works.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translated from the Arabic.; Previously issued in print: 2017.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-457) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations and key names and terms -- Caliph/Emperor list -- Translation of Nu`aym b. Ḥammād al-Marwazī, Kitāb al-fitan -- What was related by the Messenger of God and his Companions after him concerning the Tribulations to come -- Naming of the Tribulations which are to come, and their Number from the death of the Messenger of God until the Rising of the Hour -- The Loss of Intelligence and Absence of People’s Dreams during the Tribulations -- Allowance for People’s Desire to Die because of the Prevalence of Trials and Tribulations -- The Regret of Some of the Prophet’s Companions and Others with regard to the Tribulation -- The Desirability of having Few Possessions and Children during the Tribulations -- The Number of the Caliphs after the Messenger of God in this Community -- The Caliphs who were mentioned after the Messenger of God -- Distinguishing the ; Caliphs from the Kings -- Naming those reigning after the Messenger of God -- The Dominion of the Umayyads and Naming them after `Umar -- The End of the Umayyads’ Dominion -- Protection from Tribulations and the Desirability of Holding Back and Withdrawing during them, and Undesirability of Looking out over them -- Those who believed in Withdrawal during Tribulations -- The Portents of the end of the Umayyads’ Dominion -- Appearance of the `Abbāsids -- The First Portent of the end of the Period of the `Abbāsids -- The First of the Portents of the end of their Dominion will be the Appearance of the Turks after a dissension between them -- Portents in the Heavens concerning the end of `Abbāsids’ Dominion -- Beginnings of the Tribulation in Syria -- The Triumph of the Lowliest and Weakest of Peoples -- Refuges from Tribulations -- The Center of Islam is in Syria -- The First Portent will be the Portent of the Berbers and the Westerners -- The Appearance of the Berbers and the Westerners -- The Corruption and Fighting of the Berbers in Syria and Egypt, and whoever fights them, and the end of their appearance, and the evil conduct that will happen at their hands -- The Description of the Sufyānī, His Name and Ancestry -- The Beginning of the Appearance of the Sufyānī -- The Three Flags -- The Flags that will disperse in the Lands of Egypt and Syria, and other [countries], and the Sufyānī and his Victory over them -- The Conflict between the `Abbāsids, and the Easterners, and the Sufyānī and the Marwānids in Syria towards Iraq -- The Conflict between the People of Syria, the `Abbāsid rulers at al-Raqqa, and what the Sufyānī will do -- What the Sufyānī will do in the Suburbs of Baghdad and Madinat al-Zawra’ when his Expedition will reach Iraq, and the Destruction that will happen -- The Sufyānī and his Army enter Kūfa -- The Mahdi’s Black Banners after the `Abbāsids’ Banners, and what will happen between the Sufyānī’s army and the `Abbāsids -- The Beginning of the End for the Sufyānī, and the Appearance of the Hāshimi from Khurāsān leading the Black Banners, and the Fighting between them until the Horsemen of the Sufyānī reach the East -- The Sufyānī will meet the Black Banners in Battle, and there will be an Apocalyptic Battle between them, in which the People will desire the Mahdi and seek him -- Sending the Troops to Medina and the Killing that will happen in it -- Swallowing up of the Sufyāni’s Troops that he will send to the Mahdi -- The Signs of the Mahdi in his Appearance -- Another Sign at the Time of the Mahdi’s Appearance -- The People’s Gathering Together at Mecca to swear to the Mahdi in it, and the Confusion, Fighting, Seeking the Mahdi that will happen that year in Mecca after the Battle and their Gathering to him -- The Mahdi’s Departure from Mecca to Jerusalem and Syria, after which they will swear to him, and His Traveling towards the Sufyāni and his Supporters -- The Conduct and Justice of the Mahdi and the Plenty of his Time -- The Description of the Mahdi -- The Name of the Mahdi -- The Ancestry of the Mahdi -- The Length of the Mahdi’s Reign -- What will happen after the Mahdi -- The Raid on India -- What will happen in Ḥimṣ during the administration of the Qaḥțānī, and between Quḍā`a and Yaman after the Mahdi -- Al-Ᾱ`māq and the Conquest of Constantinople -- The Imam of the Muslims in Jerusalem and his Victory on the Plain of Acre, and the Conquest of Ḥimṣ -- Concerning the Appearance of the Byzantines in Alexandria, the Edges of Miṣr and its Harbors (mawāhīz) -- What will happen to People previous to the Appearance of the Antichrist -- Signs before the Appearance of the Antichrist -- Where will the Antichrist appear? -- The Appearance of the Antichrist, his Conduct, and the Corruption at his hands -- The Length of the Antichrist’s Staying -- Jesus son of Mary will kill the Antichrist at the Gate of Lydda at the distance of sixteen Cubits -- ; Refuges from the Antichrist -- Jesus’ Return and his Conduct -- The Length of Jesus’ Staying after his Return -- The Appearance of Gog and Magog -- Swallowing up by the Earth, Earthquakes, Tremors, and Metempsychosis -- Concerning the Fire that will Gather [People] to Syria -- Among the Portents of the Hour -- The Portents of the Hour after the Rising of the Sun from the West -- The Rising of the Sun from the West -- The Appearance of the Beast (Dābba) -- The Ethiopians -- The Emergence of the Ethiopians -- The Turks -- The Times, Months, and Days that are Dated in the Tribulations -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is an annotated translation of the 9th-century Islamic apocalyptic work 'The Book of Tribulations' - the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive.

Morphology of the auditory and vestibular organs in mammals [[electronic resource] ] : with emphasis on marine species / / Galina N. Solntseva

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789496403321
• Autore: Solnt
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sofie, : Pensoft Publishers; Leiden, : Brill, 2007
• ISBN: 1-283-16062-5; 9786613160621; 90-04-18819-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Collana: Russian academic monographs ; ; no. 4
• Disciplina: 573.89
• Soggetti: Ear - Physiology; Auditory pathways - Physiology; Vestibular apparatus - Physiology; Mammals - Morphology; Marine mammals - Morphology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-244).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-244).
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 1. Structure Of The Outer ; Ear Of Some Mammals / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 2. Structure Of The Middle Ear Of Mammals / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 3. Structure Of The Mammalian Inner Ear / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 4. Adaptive Peculiarities Of The Mammalian Peripheral Part Of The Auditory System / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 5. Innervation Of The Organ Of Corti / L. S. Bogoslovskaya and E. E. Anisimov -- Chapter 1. Development Of The Auditory Organ In Terrestrial, Semi-Aquatic And Aquatic Mammals / G. Solntseva -- Chapter 2. Development Of The Vestibular Apparatus In Terrestrial, Semi-Aquatic And Aquatic Mammals / G. Solntseva -- Abbreviations (For Figures 1-27) / G. Solntseva -- Abbreviations (For Figures 28-35) / G. Solntseva -- Figures / G. Solntseva -- Conclusion / G. Solntseva -- Bibliography / G. Solntseva.
• Sommario/riassunto: This monograph describes the directions of the structural evolution of the peripheral part of the auditory system in representatives of different ecological groups of mammals. Special attention is paid to the least studied orders of marine mammals (pinnipeds, cetaceans), being of great interest both with regards to the echolocating abilities in dolphins and the influence of the aquatic environment on the development of morphological adaptations in the structure of the outer, middle and inner ears. Undertaken for the first time, a comparative embryological study of the peripheral part of the auditory system in marine mammals allowed the author to reveal the developmental pattern of the auditory and equilibrium organs in animals with a different auditory specialization. The influence of ecological factors on the adaptive trait development in the structural organization of the outer, middle and inner ears in semi-aquatic and aquatic species is discussed. The book is illustrated with a large number of high-quality micro-photos. Other volumes in the Russian Academic Monographs series: - Terrestrial Paleoecology and Global Change, Russian Academic Monographs, No 1 ISBN 978-954-642-153-7 (2003) Author: V.A. Krassilov - Fish and Dolphin Swimming, Russian Academic Monographs, No 2 ISBN 978-954-642-150-2 (2002); Author: E.V. Romanenko - Analytical Methods in Nonlinear Wave Theory, Russian Academic Monographs 3 ISBN 978-954-642-248-7 (2005) Author: I.A. Molotkov - Riccati Equations, Russian Academic Monographs 5 ISBN 978-954-642-296-5 (2007); Author: A.I. Egorov Available through our partner publisher Pensoft (www.pensoft.net).