The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence

ISBN-13: 9780367443238 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 352 str.

Ahmed El-Wakil

Opis

Through analysis of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad, which pledge protection to diverse faith communities, this book makes a profoundly important contribution to research on early Islam by determining the Covenants' historicity and textual accuracy.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Covenants as a Shared Historical Memory  2. The Prophet's Convenant with the Monks of Mount Sinai  3. The Prophet’s Covenant with the Christians of Najrān  4. The Prophet’s Covenants with Other Christian Communities  5. Covenants with the Samaritans, the Jews, and the Magi  6. The Covenants of the Prophet during the Caliphate of ‘Umar  7. Epilogue: Developing a New Criteria for Assessing the Veracity of the Covenants