Early Islam Between Myth and History: Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī (D. 110h/728ce) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholars by Suleiman Mourad

Early Islam Between Myth and History: Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī (D. 110h/728ce) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholars

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

Suleiman Mourad

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nonfiction autobiography biography philosophy mysterious tense medium-paced
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This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-Ḥasan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which a...

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