The Rebellious Son

This article concerns early representations in Arabic-Islamic sources of Ḥijāzī opposition to the dynastic succession initiated by Muʿāwiya b. Abī Sufyān shortly before his death in 41/661. The study emphasizes the importance of Qurʾānic exegesis for understanding the origin of the Ḥijāzī-Umayyad de...

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Main Author: Abed el-Rahman Tayyara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2020-10-01
Series:Al-'Usur al-Wusta
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/8411