The chapter about idols in Maqrīzī's universal history is made of excerpts from earlier books, some of which are no longer extant. Excerpts from the latter category naturally form the most exciting aspect of this text. Its appearance comes at a time when certain scholars doubt the import or even the very existence of pre-Islamic idol worship. Early Islamic literature often focuses on the contemporaries of the Prophet Muḥammad whose stories were a source of pride for their offspring. The crucial moment in one's life was the conversion, and it is in the context of conversion that we learn about idol worship.
By:
Michael Lecker
Translated by:
Yaara Perlman
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 8
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 781g
ISBN: 9789004499836
ISBN 10: 9004499830
Series: Bibliotheca Maqriziana
Pages: 394
Publication Date: 03 February 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction 1 Idols in Conversion Reports 2 Mecca 3 Medina (Yaṯrib) (§ 110–117) 4 Idols and Treasuries Notes on the Edition and the Translation Plates Abbreviations and Symbols Critical Edition and Translation of al-Maqrīzī’s al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar, vol. IV, Section 2: The Idols of the Arabs Section on the Idols of the Arabs [Their aṣnām and awṯān] Wadd Suwāʿ Yaġūṯ Yaʿūq Nasr Hubal Isāf and Nāʾilah Saʿd ʿĀʾim Ḏū l-Šará Ruḍā Ḍamār Al-Ḥarīš, Ṣaḫr, Šams, al-Bihām, al-Qayn, Šafr, al-Ḥibs, Ġayyān, Isāf, Samūl, Ḥusā, al-Ṭimm, al-Samḥ Sāf, al-Dībāǧ, al-Zabr Huzzam Manāf Dawār Al-Fals Nuhm Al-Suʿayr Al-Uqayṣir Al-ʿUrayf Al-Ḥalāl Aḥmas ʿAmm Anas Al-Šurayr, Ġanm, Ḏū l-Kaffayni Al-Šāriq Marsūġ Al-Bayḍāʾ Kulāl Al-Ḫamīs Al-Mukaymin Yalīl Barkulān Qurs Al-ʿAbd Al-Ǧuṯā Farrāḍ Zaʿbal Al-Ǧalsad Ḥumām ʿAwḍ Saqb Section on al-ǧibt and al-ṭāġūt Al-ʿUzzá Allāt Manāt Ḏū l-Kaʿabāt Ḏū l-Ḫalaṣah The Kaʿbah of Naǧrān Riyām Al-Qalīs/al-Qullays Al-Huǧam The account of Ḏāt Anwāṭ Anṣāb Ruḍā Buss Fire Temple Al-Saʿīdah Bibliography List of Quoted Manuscripts Index of Qurʾānic Verses Index of Verses of Poetry Index of Prophetic Traditions Index of Names (People and Places) Index of Technical Terms Index of Quoted Titles in al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar Index of Sources in al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar Index of Glosses Facsimile of MS Fatih 4339 (Istanbul, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi), Fols. 30a–48b
Michael Lecker, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studies the economic and social history of early Islam, with an emphasis on the life of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Jews of the Arabian Peninsula. Yaara Perlman is a PhD candidate at Princeton University, where she focuses on early Islamic history. In her dissertation, she seeks to extract historical details from genealogical evidence. She holds BA and MA degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.