ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb’s Encounter with an Unnamed Monk: From History to Legend

The Ambrosian Library in Milan has preserved thirteen very interesting folios written in an archaic semi-Kūfī Arabic script, describing an encounter between the second caliph of Islam ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb and an unnamed monk. We demonstrate how the anonymous author of this manuscript was familiar wi...

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Authors: Zein, Ibrahim (Author) ; El-Wakil, Ahmed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2023, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-181
Further subjects:B monastic archive
B ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb
B Covenant
B Christian–Muslim relations
B Asceticism
B monk
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