Between History and Exegesis: the Origins and Transformation of the Story of Muḥammad and Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš
This article examines the origins of the story of the Prophet Muḥammad’s controversial marriage with Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš as well as its transformation and reinterpretation through the centuries. The fact that the story features in different genres of Islamic literature as well as in non-Muslim sources al...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Arabica
Year: 2018, Volume: 65, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 31-63 |
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Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš
Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš
Zayd b. Ḥāriṯa
Zayd b. Ḥāriṯa
prophet Muḥammad
le prophète Muḥammad
Qurʾān
Coran
exegesis
exégèse
sīra
sīra
tafsīr
tafsīr
representations of Muḥammad
représentations de Muḥammad
historical Muḥammad
personnage historique de Muḥammad
sources for the life of Muḥammad
sources pour la biographie de Muḥammad
criterion of embarrassment
embarras ecclésiastique
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| Summary: | This article examines the origins of the story of the Prophet Muḥammad’s controversial marriage with Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš as well as its transformation and reinterpretation through the centuries. The fact that the story features in different genres of Islamic literature as well as in non-Muslim sources allows for a reconstruction of how and where the story emerged, how it spread and to what extent it was transformed over time. In the course of this reconstruction, the article critically assesses different approaches to the historicity of reports on the life of Muḥammad. With its analysis of later Muslim sources, it also illustrates different strategies of reinterpreting and recasting traditions and shows how societal change and different ideologies influenced the interpretation of the story. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0585 |
| Contains: | In: Arabica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700585-12341479 |