David S. Powers Muhammad Is not the Father of Any of You (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
But if prophecy is hereditary and Muhammad has a son, David Powers argues, then he might not be the Last Prophet. Conversely, if he is the Last Prophet, he cannot have a son. The Islamic claim to supersede Judaism and Christianity is embodied in the theological assertion that the office of prophecy is hereditary but that the line of descent ends with Muhammad, who is the seal, or last, of the prophets.
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David S. Powers Zayd (Hardback) Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Both Zayd’s death on a battlefield and Muḥammad’s repudiation of his adopted son and heir were after-the-fact constructions driven by political and theological imperatives. This “son of Muḥammad” was the Prophet’s heir for the next fifteen or twenty years.
Zayd
Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:ZaydISBN13:9780812246179ISBN10:0812246179Author:Powers, David S. (Author)Description:Although MuAmmad Had No Natural Sons Who Reached The Age Of Maturity, Islamic Sources Report That He Adopted A Man Named Zayd Shortly Before Receiving His First Revelation This Son Of MuAmmad Was The Prophet’s Heir For The Next Fifteen Or Twenty Years He Was The First Adult Male To Become A Muslim And The Only Muslim Apart From MuAmmad Whose Name Is Mentioned In The Qur’an Eventually, MuAmmad Would Repudiate Zayd As His Son, Abolish The Institution Of Adoption, And Send Zayd To Certain Death On A Battlefield In Southern Jordan Curiously, Zayd Has Remained A Marginal Figure In Both Islamic And Western Scholarship David S Powers Now Attempts To Restore Zayd To His Rightful Position At The Center Of The Narrative Of The Prophet MuAmmad And The Beginnings Of Islam To Do So, He Mines Traces Left Behind In Commentaries On The Qur’an, In Biographical Dictionaries, And In Historical Chronicles, Reading These Sources Against Analogues In The Hebrew Bible Powers Demonstrates That In The Accounts Preserved In These Sources, Zayd’s Character Is Modeled On Those Of Biblical Figures Such As Isaac, Ishmael, Joseph, And Uriah The Hittite This Modeling Process Was Deployed By Early Muslim Storytellers To Address Two Key Issues, Powers Contends: The Bitter Conflict Over Succession To MuAmmad And The Key Theological Doctrine Of The Finality Of Prophecy Both Zayd’s Death On A Battlefield And MuAmmad’s Repudiation Of His Adopted Son And Heir Were After-The-Fact Constructions Driven By Political And Theological Imperatives Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressPublication Date:2014-06-20Weight:1 lbsDimensions:0.8” H x 9.2” L x 6.2” WNumber of Pages:192Language:English
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A nice touch in this textbook is the bookmark ribbon sewn into the spine.