LEADER 04580oam 2200685I 450 001 9910462956903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-37034-1 010 $a1-135-94078-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203370346 035 $a(CKB)2670000000353038 035 $a(EBL)1181099 035 $a(OCoLC)841912491 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000871913 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12420398 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871913 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10822478 035 $a(PQKB)10715222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1181099 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1181099 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10691709 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000353038 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMuhammad and the supernatural $emedieval Arab views /$fRebecca R. Williams 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Studies in Classical Islam ;$v3 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-91943-8 311 $a0-415-66201-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Observations 327 $aPART 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 protection 327 $aVillains 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; Introduction 327 $a10 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 tafsir 327 $aObservationsConclusion: the significance of the supernatural; Bibliography; Index 330 $aMu?ammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Mu?ammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (s?ra) and Qur??n exegesis (tafs?r). 410 0$aRoutledge studies in classical Islam ;$v3. 606 $aSupernatural 606 $aProphecy$xIslam 606 $aMiracles (Islam) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSupernatural. 615 0$aProphecy$xIslam. 615 0$aMiracles (Islam) 676 $a297.6/3 700 $aWilliams$b Rebecca R.$0994237 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462956903321 996 $aMuhammad and the supernatural$92276983 997 $aUNINA