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The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200
Teresa Bernheimer
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Description for The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200
Paperback. Presents the social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. This book covers the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It draws on historical, legal and biographical material, recent genealogical works and a wide range of primary sources in both Arabic and Persian. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
This is the first social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. The 'Alids are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded is unparalleled in Islamic society, regardless of political or religious affiliation. They have played a major role in Islamic history: famous early rebels and founders of major Islamic sects, and many rulers - such as the 10th century Fatimids in Egypt, the current kings of Jordan and Morocco, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Aga Khan - all claimed 'Alid descent. This first in-depth study ... Read more
This is the first social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. The 'Alids are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded is unparalleled in Islamic society, regardless of political or religious affiliation. They have played a major role in Islamic history: famous early rebels and founders of major Islamic sects, and many rulers - such as the 10th century Fatimids in Egypt, the current kings of Jordan and Morocco, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Aga Khan - all claimed 'Alid descent. This first in-depth study ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748695843
SKU
V9780748695843
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About Teresa Bernheimer
Teresa Bernheimer is Senior Lecturer in the History of the Near and Middle East in the Early Islamic Period at SOAS, University of London.
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