Papers by A. H. Mathias Zahniser
Journal of Semitic Studies, 1991
... of a complete surah and of the narrative portions of it appears to be a rare operation in eit... more ... of a complete surah and of the narrative portions of it appears to be a rare operation in either traditional or modern Muslim tafsir ... an in its context as recited (eg, Kristina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qur'an [Austin: University of Texas Press, 1986]; and Martin, "Under-standing ...
The Muslim World, 1980
In a previous article published in this journal on the <Uthmaniyya of Abu cuthmtrn (Amr b. , the ... more In a previous article published in this journal on the <Uthmaniyya of Abu cuthmtrn (Amr b. , the celebrated Bagrian Muctazilite littdrateur, reference was made to the fact that the author wrote a series of treatises for the caliph al-Ma)mtrn (reigned 813-833) on the imamate, and that his <Uthmdniyya was probably one of them.' It presents the views of a sect called the (Uthmaniyya, views al-Jahiz himself seems to have shared. In it he argues for the superior virtue of Abu Bakr and, thus, his exclusive right to the leadership of the Muslim community.
Journal of Semitic Studies 1991
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Papers by A. H. Mathias Zahniser