Quss Ibn Sa’ida al-Iyadi (6th–7th Cent. A.D.), Bishop of Najran An Arabic and Islamic Cultural Hero

The article deals with the half-legendary Quss Ibn Sa’ida from an ancient North Arab tribe Iyad, who is believed to have been a bishop of the Yemeni city of Najran and a monk (anachorete). The sources from the Quranic and medieval Arab (Muslim) tradition are gathered and analysed to underline the vi...

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Main Author: Marek M. Dziekan
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Lodz University Press 2012-08-01
Series:Studia Ceranea
Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/5497