The Expeditions - (Library of Arabic Literature) by Maʿ & mar Ibn Rā & shid (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>""The Expeditions: An Early Biography of Muhammad" is among the most ancient biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Ma'mar ibn Rashid (714-770), was a prominent Muslim scholar who hailed from Basra in southern Iraq and who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur'an. This fascinating and seminal work contains traditions handed down by Ma'mar to his most prominent pupil, 'Abd al-Razzaq of San'a' (744-827), relating the stories of Muhammad's early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East in the wake of his death. The Arabic text has been edited anew from its sole surviving manuscript, offers numerous improved readings over those of previous editions, and includes detailed notes on the text's transmission and variants as found in quotations of the text in later works. The translation renders the text into readable, modern English for the first time, and is accompanied by an extended introduction, glossary, and numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious and historical context of the historical events and persons that feature within its pages. "The Expeditions: An Early Biography of Muhammad" represents a important testimony to the earliest Muslims' memory of the lives of Muhammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight to the historical biography of Muhammad and the rise of Islam and its empire"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>The Expeditions</i> is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad to survive into the modern era. Its<br>primary author, Ma'mar ibn Rashid (714/96-770/153), was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qur'an. This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Ma'mar to his most prominent pupil, 'Abd al-Razzaq of Sana'a, relating Muhammad's early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East. <p/>Edited from a sole surviving manuscript, the Arabic text offers numerous improved readings over those of previous editions, including detailed notes on the text's transmission and variants as found in later works. This new translation, which renders the original into readable, modern English for the first time, is accompanied by numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious and historical contexts of the events and individuals described within its pages. <p/><i>The </i><i>Expeditions</i> represents an important testimony to the earliest Muslims' memory of the lives of Muhammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight into the historical biography of both the Prophet and the rise of the Islamic empire. <p/>A bilingual Arabic-English edition.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A welcome addition to the sparse Eng-lish- language treatment of early Prophetic biography...Impressive [and] interesting.-- "Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt"<br><br>This book is a must for scholars in the field, and those who would join them.-- "Religious Studies Review"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (Author) </b><br> <b>Maʿmar ibn Rāshid</b> (96-153/714-770) was originally a Persian slave from Basra who traveled extensively trading wares for the Azd tribe. Thanks to his nomadic profession and his dealings with the court of the Umayyad caliphs, he became acquainted with--and ultimately the pupil of--one of the greatest Muslim scholars of his generation, Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī (d. 124/742). <p/><b>Sean W. Anthony (Edited and Translated by) </b><br> <b>Sean W. Anthony</b> is Assistant Professor of History at University of Oregon. His books include The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Saba and the Origins of Shiism and Crucifixion and the Spectacle of Death: Umayyad Crucifixion in its Late Antique Context. His research and publications focus on the emergence of Islam and the origins of its sacred and sectarian traditions. <p/>
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