Description
The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its
primary author, Ma'mar ibn Rashid (714/96-770/153), was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur'an. This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Ma'mar to his most prominent pupil, 'Abd al-Razzaq of Sana'a, relating Muhammad's early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East.
Author: Maʿmar Ibn Rāshid
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 05/16/2014
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780814769638
ISBN10: 0814769632
BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East | General
- Religion | Leadership
- Literary Collections | Middle Eastern
About the Author
Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (Author)
Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (96-153/714-770) was originally a Persian slave from Basra who traveled extensively trading wares for the Azd tribe. Thanks to his nomadic profession and his dealings with the court of the Umayyad caliphs, he became acquainted with--and ultimately the pupil of--one of the greatest Muslim scholars of his generation, Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī (d. 124/742).
Sean W. Anthony is Assistant Professor of History at University of Oregon. His books include The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Saba and the Origins of Shiism and Crucifixion and the Spectacle of Death: Umayyad Crucifixion in its Late Antique Context. His research and publications focus on the emergence of Islam and the origins of its sacred and sectarian traditions.