RT Book
T1 Conversion to Islam: competing themes in early Islamic historiography
T2 Oxford scholarship online
A1 Ibrahim, Ayman S. 1973-
LA English
PP Oxford New York
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/175247077X
AB During the first three centuries of Islamic rule, Muslims first articulated what it meant to become Muslim. In early Islamic sources, references to conversion describe an act of religious, political, and social transition. Conversion stories were an important way for historians to emphasize Allah at work in the Muslim community and to convey the unique qualities of Muhammad and the Qu'ran. In these texts, historians not only revealed the diverse nature of conversion and perceptions of it, but also illuminated their own religious debates, social concerns, political orientations, and ideological
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BP130
SN 978-0-19-753074-0
SN 0-19-753074-5
SN 978-0-19-753072-6
SN 0-19-753072-9
SN 978-0-19-753073-3
SN 0-19-753073-7
K1 Islam : Historiography
K1 Islam : Customs and practices
K1 Conversion : Islam : History
K1 Muslim converts
K1 Conversion ; Islam
K1 Islam ; Customs and practices
K1 Islam ; Historiography
K1 Conversion ; Islam ; History
K1 Muslim converts ; Historiography
K1 Islam - Coutumes et pratiques
K1 Convertis musulmans
K1 Conversion - Islam - Histoire
K1 Conversion - Islam
K1 Islam - Customs and practices
K1 Islam - Historiography
K1 Conversion - Islam - History
K1 History
K1 Electronic books
DO 10.1093/oso/9780197530719.001.0001