Muhammad Is Not the Father of Any of Your Men: The Making of the Last Prophet (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion)

By David S. Powers

Book Overview

David Powers claims that the need for Muhammad to be the "seal of all prophets," combined with the fact that Muhammad apparently had an adopted son, Zayd, created a situation that drove early transmitters of the Qur'an to introduce a group of interrelated deletions, additions, and emendations into certain passages of the text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812241789
• ISBN13: 9780812241785
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"