Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth
Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION The Author The Sira The Editor Ibn Hisham A Fragment of the Lost Book of Mus~ b. 'Uqba V xii! xiii xiv xli xliii PART I THE GENEALOGY OF MUHAMMAD; TRADITIONS FROM THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA; MUHAMMAD'S CHILDHOOD AND EARLY MANHOOD Genealogy The soothsayers Shiqq and Sali!:> Abu Karib's expedition to Yathr~b His sons J:Iassan and .Amr Lakhni'a Dhu'Shanatir Dhfl Nuwas Christianity in Naj'ran 'Abdullah b. al-Thamir and the Christian martyrs Abyssinian domination of the Yaman Abraha's abortive attack on Mecca Persian domination of the Yaman The descendants of Nizar b. Ma'add Origin of idolatry among the Arabs Arab taboos The descendants of Muo;lar The digging of Zarnzam Kinana and Khuza'a expel Jurhum and occupy the Ka'ba The bali' in the J ahiliya Quraysh predominate in Mecca Internal· dissensions The wells of Mecca 'Abdu'l-Muttalib vows to sacrifice his son 'Abdullah father of the prophet Amina mother of the prophet His birth and fostennother His mother's death Death of 'Abdu'l-Munalib and elegies thereon Abu Talib becomes Muhammad'. guardian The monk Ba!:>irii 3 4 6 IZ 13 14 14 16 18 21 3 0 34 35 4° 4 0 45, 62 46 49 52 56 65 66 68 69 69 73 73 79 79
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CONTENTS<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
The Author<br />
The Sira<br />
The Editor Ibn Hisham<br />
A Fragment <strong>of</strong> the Lost Book <strong>of</strong> Mus~ b. 'Uqba<br />
V<br />
xii!<br />
xiii<br />
xiv<br />
xli<br />
xliii<br />
PART I<br />
THE GENEALOGY OF MUHAMMAD; TRADITIONS<br />
FROM THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA; MUHAMMAD'S<br />
CHILDHOOD AND EARLY MANHOOD<br />
Genealogy<br />
The soothsayers Shiqq and Sali!:><br />
Abu Karib's expedition to Yathr~b<br />
His sons J:Iassan and .Amr<br />
Lakhni'a Dhu'Shanatir<br />
Dhfl Nuwas<br />
Christianity in Naj'ran<br />
'Abdullah b. al-Thamir and the Christian martyrs<br />
Abyssinian domination <strong>of</strong> the Yaman<br />
Abraha's abortive attack on Mecca<br />
Persian domination <strong>of</strong> the Yaman<br />
The descendants <strong>of</strong> Nizar b. Ma'add<br />
Origin <strong>of</strong> idolatry among the Arabs<br />
Arab taboos<br />
The descendants <strong>of</strong> Muo;lar<br />
The digging <strong>of</strong> Zarnzam<br />
Kinana and Khuza'a expel Jurhum and occupy the Ka'ba<br />
The bali' in the J ahiliya<br />
Quraysh predominate in Mecca<br />
Internal· dissensions<br />
The wells <strong>of</strong> Mecca<br />
'Abdu'l-Muttalib vows to sacrifice his son<br />
'Abdullah father <strong>of</strong> the prophet<br />
Amina mother <strong>of</strong> the prophet<br />
His birth and fostennother<br />
His mother's death<br />
Death <strong>of</strong> 'Abdu'l-Munalib and elegies thereon<br />
Abu Talib becomes <strong>Muhammad</strong>'. guardian<br />
The monk Ba!:>irii<br />
3<br />
4<br />
6<br />
IZ<br />
13<br />
14<br />
14<br />
16<br />
18<br />
21<br />
3 0<br />
34<br />
35<br />
4°<br />
4 0<br />
45, 62<br />
46<br />
49<br />
52<br />
56<br />
65<br />
66<br />
68<br />
69<br />
69<br />
73<br />
73<br />
79<br />
79
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