Between History and Exegesis: the Origins and Transformation of the Story of Muḥammad and Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš.

This article examines the origins of the story of the Prophet Muḥammad’s controversial marriage with Zaynab bt Ǧaḥš as well as its transformation and reinterpretation through the centuries. The fact that the story features in different genres of Islamic literature as well as in non-Muslim sources al...

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Published in:	Arabica Vol. 65; no. 1/2; pp. 31 - 64
Main Author:	Görke, Andreas
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2018
Subjects:	Prophets Marriage Islamic literature Historical linguistics Religion & society
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost