LEADER 04104cam 2200589 a 4500001 ocn560552753 003 OCoLC 005 20141212070917.0 008 100312s2010 nyud b 001 0 mul 010 2010009473 015 GBB072404 |2bnb 016 7 015577669 |2Uk 020 9780231150828 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 0231150822 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 9780231521659 (ebook) 020 0231521650 (ebook) 029 1 NLGGC |b327631007 029 1 AU@ |b000045423948 035 (Sirsi) 99944394388 035 (OCoLC)560552753 035 99944394388 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDX |dUKM |dYDXCP |dCDX |dSBM |dIAL |dDKU |dGZM |dUtOrBLW 043 aw-----ff-----e-sp--- 049 EREE 050 00 DS38.16 |b.E425 2010 082 00 909/.1 |222 100 1 El-Hibri, Tayeb. |=^A435436 245 10 Parable and politics in early Islamic history : |bthe Rashidun caliphs / |cTayeb El-Hibri. 260 New York : |bColumbia University Press, |c©2010. 300 [xiii], 471 pages : |bchart ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-461) and index 505 0 Abu Bakr: the moment of confirmation -- 'Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb: a saga of law and conquest -- 'Uthman: the challenge of innovation -- The road to civil war: issues and boundaries -- 'Ali: in the image of the prophets -- From caliphate to kingship: 'Umar's reign and future changes -- Appendix 1: Abu Mikhnaf's account of the Saqifa of Banu Sa'ida -- Appendix 2: The succession to 'Umar -- Appendix 3: Manushihr's declaration. 520 1 "The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shri Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims. Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point, the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal profound links to previous texts, not to mention a surprising irony regarding political and religious issues." "In a controversial break from previous historiography, Tayeb El-Hibri privileges the literary and artistic triumphs of the medieval Islamic chronicles and maps the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy. Considering the patterns and themes of these unified narratives, including the problem of measuring personal qualification according to religious merit, nobility, and skills in government, El-Hibri offers an insightful critique of both carly and contemporary Islam and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing verious rulers. In building an argument for reading the texts as parabolic commentary, he also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical traditions, both by Quraanic exegesis and historical composition."--BOOK JACKET. 651 0 Islamic Empire |xHistory |y622-661 |xHistoriography. |=^A130236 650 0 Caliphs |zIslamic Empire |xHistoriography. |=^A102352 650 0 Caliphate |xHistoriography. |=^A201517 650 0 Prophets |zIslamic Empire |xHistoriography. |=^A37099 650 0 Islam and politics |zIslamic Empire |xHistoriography. |=^A128225 650 0 Islamic parables |zIslamic Empire |xHistory. |=^A1056967 650 0 Historiography |xPolitical aspects |zIslamic Empire. |=^A5774 650 0 Historians |zIslamic Empire |xHistory. |=^A31138 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n3475388 938 Coutts Information Services |bCOUT |n12473961 949 DS38.16 .E425 2010 |hJoyner48 |i30372013130353 |ojjlm 910 PromptCat 994 92 |bERE 596 1 998 2536768