John Nawas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5403348 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Nawas |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Nawas |
| SIGNATURE | NAWAS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Appellation Ṣāḥib Sunna in Classical Islam
The term ṣāḥib sunna is frequently encountered in classical Arabic biographical dictionaries. In this article, I compare the group of Islamic religious scholars (ulama) identified as aṣḥāb sunna with comparable religious scholars who did not receive such a designation. The results show that the aṣḥāb sunna constituted a distinct group of Muslim religious scholars. I suggest that the formation of the aṣḥāb sunna was further prompted by the Miḥna i…
Al-Ma'mun, the Inquisition, and the Quest for Caliphal Authority
All in the Family? Al-Mutaims Succession to the Caliphate as Denouement to the Lifelong Feud between al-Mamūn and his Abbasid Family
This article contends that the caliph al-Mutaim came to power as the result of Abbasid opposition to his predecessor al-Mamūn whose rule is generally considered the ‘Golden Age’ of the caliphate. This opposition had already started during the Civil War between al-Amīn and al-Mamūn and it continued during the latter’s reign after winning the Civil War. In the end, al-Mamūn was able to quell the opposition by accepting al-Mutaim, at a later stage, …
Patronate and Patronage in Early and Classical Islam
This book deals with patronate and patronage (walā’) of early and classical Islam. Though Webster's Third has the term “mawla,” the concept remains very difficult to come to grips with. Fourteen contributions by renowned scholars analyze the social and cultural phenomenon of walā’ from various angles. As a whole, the book conveys what we presently know about patronate and patronage during the first four centuries of Islam. Inasmuch as the contrib…
The Geographic Distribution of Muslim Jurists During the First Four Centuries AH
Using data derived from thousands of biographical entries, we present an overview of the geographic distribution of Muslim jurists ( fuqahā ) during the first four centuries AH, i.e., from the beginning of Islam up to the date of the establishment of the Islamic college ( madrasa ) toward the end of the fourth/tenth century CE. We also examine the overall share during this period of each of the four Sunnī schools of law ( madhāhib , sg., madhhab …
The Miḥna of 218 A. H./833 A. D. Revisited
Exhaustive biographical information from numerous chronicles has been found for twenty-eight of the forty-four men, known by name, who were interrogated on order of al-Ma mun in the mihna. Comparable information was obtained for fifty-six randomly selected men used as a control group. The findings indicate that al-Ma mun chose to focus on the interrogees, first, on account of their greater intellectual eminence and social influence and, second, t…
A Reexamination of Three Current Explanations for al-Maʾmun's Introduction of the Miḥna
The seventh Abbasid caliph ʿAbd Allah al-Maʾmun (r. 813–833) was noted for the breadth of his intellectual horizons, and historians often associate him with the Golden Age of Islam. This image of glory is tarnished, however, by two particular actions that the caliph took: his declaration (in 827) of a doctrine asserting that the Qurʾan was created and his ordering of a miḥna an inquisition, that was designed to ensure acquiescence in this doctrin…
A Reexamination of Three Current Explanations for al-Maʾmun's Introduction of the Miḥna
The seventh Abbasid caliph ʿAbd Allah al-Maʾmun (r. 813–833) was noted for the breadth of his intellectual horizons, and historians often associate him with the Golden Age of Islam. This image of glory is tarnished, however, by two particular actions that the caliph took: his declaration (in 827) of a doctrine asserting that the Qurʾan was created and his ordering of a miḥna an inquisition, that was designed to ensure acquiescence in this doctrin…
The Geographic Distribution of Muslim Jurists During the First Four Centuries AH
Using data derived from thousands of biographical entries, we present an overview of the geographic distribution of Muslim jurists ( fuqahā ) during the first four centuries AH, i.e., from the beginning of Islam up to the date of the establishment of the Islamic college ( madrasa ) toward the end of the fourth/tenth century CE. We also examine the overall share during this period of each of the four Sunnī schools of law ( madhāhib , sg., madhhab …
A Reexamination of Three Current Explanations for al-Maʾmun's Introduction of the Miḥna
The seventh Abbasid caliph ʿAbd Allah al-Maʾmun (r. 813–833) was noted for the breadth of his intellectual horizons, and historians often associate him with the Golden Age of Islam. This image of glory is tarnished, however, by two particular actions that the caliph took: his declaration (in 827) of a doctrine asserting that the Qurʾan was created and his ordering of a miḥna an inquisition, that was designed to ensure acquiescence in this doctrin…
The Miḥna of 218 A. H./833 A. D. Revisited
Exhaustive biographical information from numerous chronicles has been found for twenty-eight of the forty-four men, known by name, who were interrogated on order of al-Ma mun in the mihna. Comparable information was obtained for fifty-six randomly selected men used as a control group. The findings indicate that al-Ma mun chose to focus on the interrogees, first, on account of their greater intellectual eminence and social influence and, second, t…
The Geographic Distribution of Muslim Jurists During the First Four Centuries AH
Using data derived from thousands of biographical entries, we present an overview of the geographic distribution of Muslim jurists ( fuqahā ) during the first four centuries AH, i.e., from the beginning of Islam up to the date of the establishment of the Islamic college ( madrasa ) toward the end of the fourth/tenth century CE. We also examine the overall share during this period of each of the four Sunnī schools of law ( madhāhib , sg., madhhab …
Patronate and Patronage in Early and Classical Islam
This book deals with patronate and patronage (walā’) of early and classical Islam. Though Webster's Third has the term “mawla,” the concept remains very difficult to come to grips with. Fourteen contributions by renowned scholars analyze the social and cultural phenomenon of walā’ from various angles. As a whole, the book conveys what we presently know about patronate and patronage during the first four centuries of Islam. Inasmuch as the contrib…
All in the Family? Al-Mutaims Succession to the Caliphate as Denouement to the Lifelong Feud between al-Mamūn and his Abbasid Family
This article contends that the caliph al-Mutaim came to power as the result of Abbasid opposition to his predecessor al-Mamūn whose rule is generally considered the ‘Golden Age’ of the caliphate. This opposition had already started during the Civil War between al-Amīn and al-Mamūn and it continued during the latter’s reign after winning the Civil War. In the end, al-Mamūn was able to quell the opposition by accepting al-Mutaim, at a later stage, …
Al-Ma'mun, the Inquisition, and the Quest for Caliphal Authority
The Appellation Ṣāḥib Sunna in Classical Islam
The term ṣāḥib sunna is frequently encountered in classical Arabic biographical dictionaries. In this article, I compare the group of Islamic religious scholars (ulama) identified as aṣḥāb sunna with comparable religious scholars who did not receive such a designation. The results show that the aṣḥāb sunna constituted a distinct group of Muslim religious scholars. I suggest that the formation of the aṣḥāb sunna was further prompted by the Miḥna i…
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