@article{article_614168, title={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}, journal={Divan: Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar Dergisi}, volume={24}, year={2019}, DOI={10.20519/divan.614168}, author={Topgül, M. Enes}, keywords={Islamic History,Ibn Ishaq}, abstract={<div>It has been the prevalent idea among orientalists that Islamic historical </div> <div>and religious literature appeared from the early-third century A.H. </div> <div>onwards and reflected the political and religious divisions in the Islamic </div> <div>community. In this book, Motzki goes against this idea and suggests that </div> <div>that early Islamic literature can be dated to the end of the first and the beginning </div> <div>of second centuries A.H. Motzki develops this thesis by studying </div> <div>Ibn ‘Abbas’ traditions that have been considered suspect by the Western </div> <div>researchers for he lived with the Prophet Muhammad for a limited time. </div> <div>He attempts to reconstruct the source of Ibn ‘Abbas and underlines the </div> <div>role of the narrator (rawi) named Muhammad b. Abi Muhammad. </div>}, number={46}, publisher={Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı}