RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt

RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt

<p><em>This article questions the domination of the prophethood of Muhammad in the narrative of the seventh century of the Arabian Peninsula presented by both Muslim and Western scholars. There were many other claimants to prophethood, who are ignored in Muslim and Western sources. In th...

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Main Author: Al Makin
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga 2010-02-01
Series:Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies
Online Access:http://journal.aljamiah.org/index.php/AJ/article/view/26
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spelling doaj-8db7901774d04bc6ac95e882d5d2204b2020-11-24T21:11:59ZaraState Islamic University Sunan KalijagaAl-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies0126-012X2338-557X2010-02-0148116519010.14421/ajis.2010.481.165-19026RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi SaltAl Makin0UIN Sunan Kalijaga<p><em>This article questions the domination of the prophethood of Muhammad in the narrative of the seventh century of the Arabian Peninsula presented by both Muslim and Western scholars. There were many other claimants to prophethood, who are ignored in Muslim and Western sources. In this vein, this article deals with Umayya ibn Abi Salt, a poet who claimed prophethood. Umayya’s short biography, collections of his poems (diwan) and , and examples of his poems are discussed.</em></p> <strong>Keywords</strong>: prophethood, qur’an, Umayya, revelation, <em>sira</em>, <em>diwan</em>.http://journal.aljamiah.org/index.php/AJ/article/view/26
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title RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt
title_short RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt
title_full RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt
title_fullStr RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt
title_full_unstemmed RE-THINKING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO PROPHETHOOD: the Case of Umayya ibn Abi Salt
title_sort re-thinking other claimants to prophethood: the case of umayya ibn abi salt
publisher State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga
series Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies
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description <p><em>This article questions the domination of the prophethood of Muhammad in the narrative of the seventh century of the Arabian Peninsula presented by both Muslim and Western scholars. There were many other claimants to prophethood, who are ignored in Muslim and Western sources. In this vein, this article deals with Umayya ibn Abi Salt, a poet who claimed prophethood. Umayya’s short biography, collections of his poems (diwan) and , and examples of his poems are discussed.</em></p> <strong>Keywords</strong>: prophethood, qur’an, Umayya, revelation, <em>sira</em>, <em>diwan</em>.
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