Al-Balādhurī's Prophet's Biography: Narrative in Service of Politics.

The monumental multi-volume work Ansāb al-ashrāf , authored by Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā al-Balādhurī, represents an intellectual edifice recognized by many scholars. However, this paper endeavors to discuss in depth the first volume of it, which al-Balādhurī dedicated to the life of the Prophet Muḥammad, and...

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Publicado en:Journal of Arabic Literature Vol. 53; no. 3/4; pp. 290 - 310
Autor principal: Rihan, Mohammad A.
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Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2022
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