Earliest Writings on the Life of Muhammad: The 'Urwa Corpus and the Non-Muslim Sources

by Gregor Schoeler and Andreas Gorke

The main part of this book consists of a compilation and evaluation of the corpus of traditions about the life of Muhammad attributed to the early scholar 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr (c. 643-c. 712). 'Urwa was the nephew of the Prophet's wife 'A'isa, who was also his most important informant. The authenticity of a large part of these traditions is certain, since they were handed down independently from each other by two or more tradents of 'Urwa. They are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3959941269
• ISBN13: 9783959941266
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Gerlach Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.