The Monotheistic Cousins of Muḥammad’s Wife Khadīja

Muḥammad’s first wife Khadīja bint Khuwaylid belonged to a clan of the Quraysh tribe called Asad ibn ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā. This biographical detail is crucial in the analysis of the literary evidence about her and her family. Khadīja had a well-known paternal cousin who was Christian, namely Waraqa ibn Naw...

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Main Author: Lecker, Michael 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Der Islam
Year: 2017, Volume: 94, Issue: 2, Pages: 363-384
Further subjects:B Monotheism in pre-Islamic Arabia Byzantium (and the Arabs) life of Muḥammad Khadīja (Prophet’s wife) Christianity in Arabia
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