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Muhammad's Heirs

The Rise of Muslim Scholarly Communities, 622–950

Jonathan E Brockopp author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Feb '20

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This book describes the emergence of Muslim scholarly communities from the origins of Islam until the mid-tenth century.

This book describes the emergence of Muslim scholarly communities from the origins of Islam until the mid-tenth century through the examination of early Muslim texts and discourse. It is for scholars and advanced students studying Middle Eastern history, Islamic studies, Islamic law and early Islamic literature.Muslim scholars are a vital part of Islam, and are sometimes considered 'heirs to the prophets', continuing Muhammad's work of establishing Islam in the centuries after his death. But this was not always the case: indeed, Muslims survived the turmoil of their first century largely without the help of scholars. In this book, Jonathan Brockopp seeks to determine the nature of Muslim scholarly communities and to account for their emergence from the very beginning of the Muslim story until the mid-tenth century. By analysing coins, papyri and Arabic literary manuscripts from the ancient mosque-library of Kairouan, Tunisia, Brockopp offers a new interpretation of Muslim scholars' rise to positions of power and influence, serving as moral guides and the chief arbiters of Muslim tradition. This book will be of great benefit to scholars of comparative religion and advanced students in Middle Eastern history, Islamic Studies, Islamic Law and early Islamic literature.

'Jonathan Brockopp is an extraordinary scholar and Muhammad's Heirs is an extraordinary work of scholarship. It helps us to better understand the early development of Islam, and the key relationships between Muslims, Jews and Christians in that development.' Amir Hussain, Department of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University

ISBN: 9781107514379

Dimensions: 230mm x 152mm x 13mm

Weight: 300g

247 pages