ABSTRACT

Muhammad and the Supernatural:  Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres:  prophetic biography (sīra) and Qur'ān exegesis (tafsīr). 

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter |3 pages

Observations

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 5|17 pages

"Who will aid me in this matter?"

chapter 6|7 pages

Abu Lahab: The villain

chapter |4 pages

Observations

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 8|23 pages

Hatib's story in the tafsir

chapter 9|9 pages

The necessity of the supernatural

chapter |3 pages

Observations

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 11|13 pages

"And God sent upon him a thunderbolt"

chapter 12|8 pages

Authorial control and the supernatural

chapter |3 pages

Observations