Harald Motzki. Reconstruction of a Source of Ibn Ishaq’s Life of the Prophet and Early Qur’an Exegesis: A Study of Early Ibn ‘Abbas Traditions

Year 2019, Volume: 24 Issue: 46, 0 - 0, 01.08.2019

M. Enes Topgül

https://doi.org/10.20519/divan.614168

Abstract

It has been the prevalent idea among orientalists that Islamic historical

and religious literature appeared from the early-third century A.H.

onwards and reflected the political and religious divisions in the Islamic

community. In this book, Motzki goes against this idea and suggests that

that early Islamic literature can be dated to the end of the first and the beginning

of second centuries A.H. Motzki develops this thesis by studying

Ibn ‘Abbas’ traditions that have been considered suspect by the Western

researchers for he lived with the Prophet Muhammad for a limited time.

He attempts to reconstruct the source of Ibn ‘Abbas and underlines the

role of the narrator (rawi) named Muhammad b. Abi Muhammad.

Keywords

Islamic History, Ibn Ishaq

References

• Harald Motzki. Reconstruction of a Source of Ibn Ishaq’s Life of the Prophet and Early Qur’an Exegesis: A Study of Early Ibn ‘Abbas Traditions. New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2017.