Commanding right and forbidding wrong? Al-Tabari's representation of Al-Walid b. 'Uqba as criticism of the Hanbalis
In his account of al-Walid b. 'Uqba's (d. 680) Kufan governorship, al-Tabari (839-923) presents al-Walid b. 'Uqba as an ideal Muslim governor, whose rule was highly celebrated by Kufans of different social strata. He was dismissed in disgrace, however, due to the conspiracy of some Ku...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
2018.
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