The History of Islam Revelation, Reconstruction or Both?
This book applies philosophical and critical textual scholarship to the traditional Islamic narrative in an attempt to distinguish between its historical and interpretive elements. It allows the narrative to be preserved with due respect for its significa
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Terence Lovat Amir Moghadam •
The History of Islam Revelation, Reconstruction or Both?
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Terence Lovat University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW Australia
Amir Moghadam University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW Australia
ISSN 2510-5035 ISSN 2510-5043 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies ISBN 978-3-319-67716-3 ISBN 978-3-319-67717-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-67717-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017952890 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Among others, Charles Taylor has shown how collective narratives can form a ‘social imaginary’ where history and legend blur in order to provide individuals with meaning and communities with ways of representing their collective life. In Islam, the principal narrative concerns the Prophet’s establishment of a godly community (Ummah), first in Medina then in Mecca in the first century of the Muslim calendar (7th century of the Christian Era [CE]). This narrative is central to Muslim belief, offering individual adherents meaning in their lives and the community of Islam guidelines and law for its collective life. But where did this narrative come from? From a simple historical point of view, the most definitive origins of the narrative are to be found in the work of Muhammad al Tabari (d. 932CE), writing some two centuries after the normally accepted dates of the Prophet’s establishment of the community known as Islam. Al-Tabari’s work is titled
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