Ascension, Descension, and Prayer-Times in the Sīra and the Ḥadīth: Notes on Dating and Chronology

In Islam, the obligation to perform five ṣalāt-prayers at specific times of the day is commonly traced to the Ascension of the Prophet and the Descension of the angel Jibrīl, both reported in the sīra and the ḥadīth. In the sīra, which assumes a chronological order, a variant of the Descension story...

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Main Author: Aerts, Stijn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Der Islam
Year: 2017, Volume: 94, Issue: 2, Pages: 385-422
Further subjects:B Islamic prayer dating Ḥadīth biography of the Prophet Ibn Isḥāq
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