The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 2: Prophets and Patriarchs

by William M. Brinner, محمد بن جرير الطبري, Muhammad Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari

Book Overview

This volume records the lives and efforts of some of the prophets preceeding the birth of Mohammad. It devotes most of its message to two towering figures--Abraham, the Friend of God, and his great-grandson, Joseph. The story is not, however simply a repetition of Biblical tales in a slightly altered form, for Ṭabarī sees the ancient pre-Islamic Near East as an area in which the histories of three different peoples are acted out, occasionally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887063136
• ISBN13: 9780887063138
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"