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Proofs of Prophecy and the Refutation of the Isma'iliyya : The Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi by the Zaydi al-Mu'ayyad bi-Ilah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) /

Lika, Eva-Maria

Proofs of Prophecy and the Refutation of the Isma'iliyya : The Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi by the Zaydi al-Mu'ayyad bi-Ilah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) / Eva-Maria Lika. - 1 online resource (IX, 329 p.) - Welten des Islams - Worlds of Islam - Mondes de l’Islam : Im Auftrag der Schweizerischen Asiengesellschaft - On behalf of the Swiss Asia Society - Au nom de la Société Suisse-Asie , 9 1661-6278 ; .

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- I. Introduction -- II. Description of the Manuscripts and the Principles of Edition -- III. The Historical Context -- IV. Intellectual Defence 1: Criticism of the Ismāʿīliyya -- V. Intellectual Defence 2: Prophetology -- VI. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Critical Edition of the Ithbāt nubuwwat al-nabī by al-Muʾayyad bi-llāh al-Hārūnī

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Al-Mu'ayyad bi-llah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) was a representative of the intellectual center of the Zaydiyya in Northern Iran and a student of the leading Muʿtazilite theologians of the time. In his Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi he presents a proof of prophecy of MuhP3;ammad and a refutation of the Isma'ilyya.The present volume explores the historical and intellectual context of the oeuvre and includes a partial critical edition of the text.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9783110539769 9783110539882 9783110541793

10.1515/9783110541793 doi


Ismailites--Controversial literature.
Ismailites--Doctrines.
Al-Mu’ayyad bi-llah.
Islamische Theologie.
Isma’iliyya.
Shia.
Zaydiyya.
RELIGION / Islam / General.

BP195.I8

297.20422