Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of IslamHarvard University Press, 15 mai 2010 - 280 pages The origins of Islam have been the subject of increasing controversy in recent years. The traditional view, which presents Islam as a self-consciously distinct religion tied to the life and revelations of the prophet Muhammad in western Arabia, has since the 1970s been challenged by historians engaged in critical study of the Muslim sources. |
Table des matières
The Near East on the Eve of Islam | 1 |
Muhammad and the Believers Movement | 39 |
The Expansion of the Community of Believers | 90 |
The Struggle for Leadership of the Community | 145 |
The Emergence of Islam | 194 |
The umma Document | 227 |
Inscriptions in the Dome of the Rock Jerusalem | 233 |
Glossary | 257 |
Illustration Credits | 265 |