Conversion to Islam - Competing Themes in Early Islamic Historiography - Bog af Ayman S. (Bill and Connie Jenkins Associate Professor of Islamic Studi
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..
Conversion to Islam - Competing Themes in Early Islamic Historiography - Ayman S. (Bill and Connie Jenkins Associate Professor of Islamic Studies Ibra
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..