Conversion to Islam: Competing Themes in Early Islamic Historiography 1st Edition

Conversion to Islam: Competing Themes in Early Islamic Historiography 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197530719,0197530710,9780197530733, 0197530737

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• ISBN-10: 0197530737
• ISBN-13: 9780197530733
• Author: Ayman S. Ibrahim

Why did non-Muslims convert to Islam during Muhammad’s life and under his immediate successors? How did Muslim historians portray these conversions? Why did their portrayals differ significantly? To what extent were their portrayals influenced by their time of writing, religious inclinations, and political affiliations? These are the fundamental questions that drive this study.Relying on numerous works, including primary sources from over a hundred classical Muslim historians, Conversion to Islam is the first scholarly study to detect, trace, and analyze conversion themes in early Muslim historiography, emphasizing how classical Muslims remembered conversion, and how they valued and evaluated aspects of it. Ayman S. Ibrahim examines numerous early Muslim sources and wrestles with critical observations regarding the sources’ reliability and unearths the hidden link between historical narratives and historians’ religious sympathies and political agendas. This study leads readers through a complex body of literature, provides insights regarding historical context, and creates a vivid picture of conversion to Islam as early Muslim historians sought to depict it.

Table contents:

1. Introduction: Conversion Themes in Early Islamic Historiography

2. Precursors of Conversion Themes under the Umayyads

3. Establishing Pro-ᶜAbbāsid Orthodoxy: Conversion Themes in Islamic Historiography under the Early ᶜAbbāsids (ca. 133/750–218/833)

4. Attempts at Compromise: Conversion Themes in Islamic Historiography in the Aftermath of the Miḥna (218/833–299/911)

5. Conclusion

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