04612oam 2200697I 450 991078671780332120230803025910.01-135-94085-10-203-37034-11-135-94078-910.4324/9780203370346 (CKB)2670000000353038(EBL)1181099(OCoLC)841912491(SSID)ssj0000871913(PQKBManifestationID)12420398(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871913(PQKBWorkID)10822478(PQKB)10715222(MiAaPQ)EBC1181099(Au-PeEL)EBL1181099(CaPaEBR)ebr10691709(CaONFJC)MIL485201(FINmELB)ELB133000(EXLCZ)99267000000035303820180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMuhammad and the supernatural medieval Arab views /Rebecca R. WilliamsAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (232 p.)Routledge Studies in Classical Islam ;3Description based upon print version of record.1-138-91943-8 0-415-66201-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Muhammad and the Supernatural; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I Sex; Introduction; 1 The light of prophecy: Christian, Jewish, and Pagan attempts; The Christian attempt; The Jewish attempt; The Pagan attempt; 2 ""God knows very well where to place His Message""; The unbelievers and signs from God; Heraclius and the proofs of prophethood; 3 Muhammad's conception and the supernatural; Abd al-Muttalib and the People of the Book; Authorial control of the supernatural in the sira; The supernatural and the will of God in the tafsir; ObservationsPART II PoliticsIntroduction; 4 Muhammad's public announcement and the absence of the supernatural; Prelude to the call; The call as response to a Quranic command - al-Tabari?; The call as response to a Quranic command - Ibn Kathir; Who was called; The public call as vehicle for promotion - Ibn Kathir and Ahmad b. Hanbal; 5 ""Who will aid me in this matter?""; Politicization of the supernatural - al-Tabari; Politicization of the supernatural - Ibn Kathir; 6 Abu Lahab: The villain; Abu Lahab and the publication of Muhammad's mission; Umm Jamil and the theme of divine protectionVillains and the supernaturalObservations; PART III Betrayal; Introduction; 7 Questions of character: Hatib's letter to the Meccans; The theme of forgiveness; Characters and archetypes; Moral lessons; 8 Hatib's story in the tafsir; Quran versus tafsir; Asbab al-nuzul or Quranic afterthought; A matter of time - Mecca, al-Hudaybiya, and the supernatural; 9 The necessity of the supernatural; Sira: structural analysis and the support for the supernatural; Tafsir: individual autonomy, traditional authority, and the supernatural; Observations; PART IV Wrath; Introduction10 Amir b. al-Tufayl and Arbad b. Qays: control and chaos in the SiraIbn Ishaq's version of events - the literary nature of divine wrath; Questions of chronology - Bir Mauna or the year of the delegations; Amir or Arbad? Character placement in the sira; 11 ""And God sent upon him a thunderbolt""; Nature and folk magic in the Quran and tafsir; Amir and Arbad: character placement in the tafsir; Asbab al-nuzul: rubies, gold, silver, and lightning; 12 Authorial control and the supernatural; Muhammad's power and God's wrath in the sira; Chaos and control: the supernatural in the tafsirObservationsConclusion: the significance of the supernatural; Bibliography; IndexMu?ammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Mu?ammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (s?ra) and Qur??n exegesis (tafs?r). Routledge studies in classical Islam ;3.SupernaturalProphecyIslamMiracles (Islam)Supernatural.ProphecyIslam.Miracles (Islam)297.6/3Williams Rebecca R.1501510MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786717803321Muhammad and the supernatural3728649UNINA