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Proving Prophecy, DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Literature as Part of the Scholarly Discourse on Prophecy in Islam
Series: - Islamic Literatures: Texts and Studies, Volume: 5
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DalÄâil al-Nubuwwa literature that is centered on narratives from the Prophet Muḥammadâs life has most commonly been viewed, or even dismissed, as the product of popular veneration. Building extensive research on biographical and bibliographical sources, this book demonstrates that DalÄâil al-Nubuwwa literature emerged among the circles of early ḥadÄ«th scholars of the late 2nd/8th century. By analyzing extant texts of DalÄâil al-Nubuwwa regarding their sources, structures, methodological approaches, and selection of contents, it showcases that these works were part of epistemological discourses on prophecy that transcended religious boundaries as well as the dividing lines between various Muslim scholarly disciplines.
Mareike Koertner is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity College. She earned her Ph.D. (2014) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Yale University. Her research focuses on Prophetic Tradition (Hadith) and Biography (Sira); the intellectual history of medieval Islam, particularly epistemological discourses on prophecy; interface of religious and literary texts; epistemological discourses on prophecy, and interaction and intellectual exchanges between Jews, Christians and Muslims in the medieval Near East.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âHistoriography, Hagiography, and the Marginalization of DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Literature
â2âAre Miracles Categorically âPopularâ?
â3âHagiology as an Analytical Tool
1 The Scholar and the Storyteller?âQuṣṣÄá¹£ in Early Islam
â1âAuthenticated and Unauthenticated Approaches
â2âÊ¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and the âAuthenticatedâ Traditions
â3âWahb b. Munabbih and the âUnauthenticatedâ Traditions
â4âComparative Analysis: The Accounts of the Hijra according to Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
â4.1âÊ¿Urwa b. al-Zubayrâs Account of the Hijra
â4.2âWahb b. Munabbihâs Account of the Hijra
â4.3âA Detailed Comparison between the Hijra Accounts of Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
â4.4âMiracles in the Corpus of Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr
2 Biographies of the Earliest DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Authors
â1âThe First Generation
â2âThe Second Generation
â3âThe Third Generation
â4âThe Fourth Generation
â5âThe Evolution of Early DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Authors
3 Methodological and Structural Approaches in dalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa Literature
â1âMethodologies of Authentication in Early DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â1.1âAl-JÅ«zajÄnÄ«âs âAmÄrÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â1.2âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿â AlamÄt al-nubÅ«waâ
â1.2.1âThe Question of Unauthenticated Materials in Ibn SaÊ¿dâs ṬabaqÄt
â1.2.1âMuḥammadâs Encounter with Umm MaÊ¿bad
â1.2.2âMuḥammadâs Encounter with SurÄqa
â1.2.3âThe Cobweb and the Pigeon
1.2.2ââPopularâ Materials in Ibn SaÊ¿dâs Chapters on the Signs of Prophecy
â2âMethodologies of Authentication in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â2.1âal-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-NabÄ«
â2.2âAbÅ« NuÊ¿aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â2.3âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â3âStructure and Arrangement of DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â3.1âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿AlamÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â3.2âAl-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-NabÄ«
â3.3âAbÅ« NuÊ¿Äym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â3.4âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
4 Content Analysis of Early Extant DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â1âMaÊ¿mar b. RÄshidâs âBÄb al-NubÅ«waâ
â2âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿â AlamÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â2.1âAnnouncement or Prediction of Prophecy
â2.1.1âMonotheistic Predictions
â2.1.2âPrevious Prophets
â2.1.3âPredictions by Pagans
â2.2âWater- and/or Food-Related âMiraclesâ
â2.3âNatural Phenomena
â2.4âEvents in the Prophetâs Childhood
â2.5âStates of the Prophet
â2.6âInteractions with the Divine
â2.7âHidden Knowledge
â2.8âMaterial Transformation and Healing
â3âAl-BukhÄrÄ«âs âÊ¿â AlÄmÄt al-NubÅ«wa fÄ« l-IslÄmâ
â4âal-JÅ«zajÄnÄ«âs âAmÄrÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â4.1âFood-Related Incidents as âProofs of Prophecyâ
â4.2âThe Prophetâs Character as âProof of Prophecyâ
â4.3âLight as âProof of Prophecyâ
â4.4âInteractions with the Divine
â5âal-TirmidhÄ«âs âBÄb mÄ jÄʾ fÄ« ayÄt NubÅ«wa al-NabÄ« wa-mÄ qad khaṣṣa AllÄh bihiâ
â5.1âFood/Water Related Incidents
â5.2âNatural Phenomena
5 Ibn SaÊ¿dâs âProofs of Prophecyâ and Its Intellectual Landscape
â1âPolitical and Religious Impulses on the Notion of Prophecy
â2âChristian-Muslim Encounters in the Early Ê¿â AbbÄsid Period
â3âAnalysis: Approaches to Christian Apologetic Literature
â3.1âChristians Addressing Muḥammadâs Prophetic Status and Islamâs Role in Sacred History
â3.2âIslam as a Vehicle for Muḥammadâs Personal Gain or Immoral Behavior
â3.3âMiracles
â4âIbn SaÊ¿d and Christian Apologetics
â5âMuslim Discourse on Pre-QurʾÄnic Annunciations of Muḥammad
â5.1âThe KitÄb al-MaghÄzÄ« of Ibn IsḥÄq (d. 150/767)
6 Recurring Themes in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Literature
â1âAl-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-nabÄ«
â2âAbÅ« NuÊ¿â aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â3âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â4âTheology in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â4.1âTheology in AbÅ« NuÊ¿aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â4.2âTheology in al-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â5âConclusion
Epilogue: DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa and the Promise of Comparative Hagiology
Appendix: A Detailed Comparison between Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âHistoriography, Hagiography, and the Marginalization of DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Literature
â2âAre Miracles Categorically âPopularâ?
â3âHagiology as an Analytical Tool
1 The Scholar and the Storyteller?âQuṣṣÄá¹£ in Early Islam
â1âAuthenticated and Unauthenticated Approaches
â2âÊ¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and the âAuthenticatedâ Traditions
â3âWahb b. Munabbih and the âUnauthenticatedâ Traditions
â4âComparative Analysis: The Accounts of the Hijra according to Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
â4.1âÊ¿Urwa b. al-Zubayrâs Account of the Hijra
â4.2âWahb b. Munabbihâs Account of the Hijra
â4.3âA Detailed Comparison between the Hijra Accounts of Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
â4.4âMiracles in the Corpus of Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr
2 Biographies of the Earliest DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Authors
â1âThe First Generation
â2âThe Second Generation
â3âThe Third Generation
â4âThe Fourth Generation
â5âThe Evolution of Early DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Authors
3 Methodological and Structural Approaches in dalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa Literature
â1âMethodologies of Authentication in Early DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â1.1âAl-JÅ«zajÄnÄ«âs âAmÄrÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â1.2âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿â AlamÄt al-nubÅ«waâ
â1.2.1âThe Question of Unauthenticated Materials in Ibn SaÊ¿dâs ṬabaqÄt
â1.2.1âMuḥammadâs Encounter with Umm MaÊ¿bad
â1.2.2âMuḥammadâs Encounter with SurÄqa
â1.2.3âThe Cobweb and the Pigeon
1.2.2ââPopularâ Materials in Ibn SaÊ¿dâs Chapters on the Signs of Prophecy
â2âMethodologies of Authentication in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â2.1âal-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-NabÄ«
â2.2âAbÅ« NuÊ¿aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â2.3âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â3âStructure and Arrangement of DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â3.1âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿AlamÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â3.2âAl-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-NabÄ«
â3.3âAbÅ« NuÊ¿Äym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â3.4âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
4 Content Analysis of Early Extant DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â1âMaÊ¿mar b. RÄshidâs âBÄb al-NubÅ«waâ
â2âIbn SaÊ¿dâs âÊ¿â AlamÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â2.1âAnnouncement or Prediction of Prophecy
â2.1.1âMonotheistic Predictions
â2.1.2âPrevious Prophets
â2.1.3âPredictions by Pagans
â2.2âWater- and/or Food-Related âMiraclesâ
â2.3âNatural Phenomena
â2.4âEvents in the Prophetâs Childhood
â2.5âStates of the Prophet
â2.6âInteractions with the Divine
â2.7âHidden Knowledge
â2.8âMaterial Transformation and Healing
â3âAl-BukhÄrÄ«âs âÊ¿â AlÄmÄt al-NubÅ«wa fÄ« l-IslÄmâ
â4âal-JÅ«zajÄnÄ«âs âAmÄrÄt al-NubÅ«waâ
â4.1âFood-Related Incidents as âProofs of Prophecyâ
â4.2âThe Prophetâs Character as âProof of Prophecyâ
â4.3âLight as âProof of Prophecyâ
â4.4âInteractions with the Divine
â5âal-TirmidhÄ«âs âBÄb mÄ jÄʾ fÄ« ayÄt NubÅ«wa al-NabÄ« wa-mÄ qad khaṣṣa AllÄh bihiâ
â5.1âFood/Water Related Incidents
â5.2âNatural Phenomena
5 Ibn SaÊ¿dâs âProofs of Prophecyâ and Its Intellectual Landscape
â1âPolitical and Religious Impulses on the Notion of Prophecy
â2âChristian-Muslim Encounters in the Early Ê¿â AbbÄsid Period
â3âAnalysis: Approaches to Christian Apologetic Literature
â3.1âChristians Addressing Muḥammadâs Prophetic Status and Islamâs Role in Sacred History
â3.2âIslam as a Vehicle for Muḥammadâs Personal Gain or Immoral Behavior
â3.3âMiracles
â4âIbn SaÊ¿d and Christian Apologetics
â5âMuslim Discourse on Pre-QurʾÄnic Annunciations of Muḥammad
â5.1âThe KitÄb al-MaghÄzÄ« of Ibn IsḥÄq (d. 150/767)
6 Recurring Themes in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Literature
â1âAl-KhargÅ«shÄ«âs Sharaf al-nabÄ«
â2âAbÅ« NuÊ¿â aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â3âAl-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa
â4âTheology in Later DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa Works
â4.1âTheology in AbÅ« NuÊ¿aym al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â4.2âTheology in al-BayhaqÄ«âs DalÄʾil al-NubÅ«wa
â5âConclusion
Epilogue: DalÄʾil al-nubÅ«wa and the Promise of Comparative Hagiology
Appendix: A Detailed Comparison between Ê¿Urwa b. al-Zubayr and Wahb b. Munabbih
Bibliography
Index
Scholars of Islamic studies with a focus on Hadith, but also those with a general interest in the Islamic intellectual history as well as scholars interested in the interactions of Jews, Christians, and Muslims.