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Narrating Muhammad's Night Journey: Tracing the Development of the Ibn 'abbas Ascension Discourse
Contributor(s): Colby, Frederick S. (Author)
ISBN: 0791475174     ISBN-13: 9780791475171
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE:   $90.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2008
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Annotation: Discusses the historical development of the well-loved story of the Prophet Muhammads night journey to the divine realm and back again.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam - General
Dewey: 297.633
LCCN: 2007037534
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 314 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
 
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Publisher Description:
This book provides an exhaustive examination of the historical development of a key story in the life of Muhammad, the tale told of his journey to the divine realm and back. It shows how in the early centuries of the Islamic community, both Sunnī and Shī'ī Muslims appropriated this fascinating story and interpreted it to suit their own ends. In particular, the book traces the development of a critical and influential strand of this rich ascension literature ascribed to one of Muhammad's famous companions, the scholar known as Ibn 'Abbas. Frederick S. Colby demonstrates that this version of the tale originated in the early period and spread throughout the Islamic world, affecting how people from Spain to Afghanistan came to think about Muhammad and his legacy. Colby also includes translations of richly textured ascension narratives that have never before appeared in English.