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Proofs of Prophecy and the Refutation of the Ismā‘īliyya : The Kitāb Ithbāt Nubuwwat al-Nabī by the Zaydī al-Mu’ayyad bi-llāh al-Hārūnī

By Eva-Maria Lika

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2017
ISBN
3110539764, 9783110539769, 9783110541793
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (13005143 bytes)
Series
Welten des Islams - Worlds of Islam - Mondes de l’Islam 9
Pages
320\340
Topic
Religion
Time added
2017-11-13 09:43:04
islamIslamic StudiesIslamische PhilosophieIslamische TheologieIslamwissenschaftOrientalismOrientalismusPhilosophiePhilosophyProphecyReligionReligionswissenschaftReligious StudiesTheology

Description

Al-Mu'ayyad bi-llah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) was a representative of the intellectual center of the Zaydiyya in Northern Iran and a student of the leading Muʿtazilite theologians of the time. In his Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi he presents a proof of prophecy of Muḥammad and a refutation of the Isma'ilyya.The present volume explores the historical and intellectual context of the oeuvre and includes a partial critical edition of the text.

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