Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Muslim Perceptions and Receptions of the Bible; Texts and Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2019) 249-279
Keywords:
Muhammad,
;
Bible Islamic interpretations
;
Zaydīs
;
Motazilites Doctrines
;
Islamic literature History and criticism
Abstract:
Biblical predictions of the advent of the Prophet Muḥammad are rarely adduced in the theological writings of Muʿtazilite authors, and those who referred to them clearly considered this to be a secondary strategy at best.¹ Zaydī Muʿtazilites were less hesitant than their Sunnī counterparts to employ scriptural materials. This was possibly due to the influence of the Imām al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm al-Rassī (ca. 169/785–246/860), who was intimately familiar with Christian theological notions and with the Bible, from which he quoted freely in some of his writings.² Among the Zaydīs of Iran, scriptural passages allegedly foretelling the advent of Muḥammad...
Note:
Appeared previously in "Arabica" 59,3-4 (2012) 218-266.
DOI:
10.2307/j.ctvd1c9ww.18
URL:
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