John A Nawas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5511926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John A Nawas |
| GIVEN NAMES | John A |
| FAMILY NAME | Nawas |
| SIGNATURE | NAWAS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium/Institute for Advanced Arabic and Islamic Studies, Antwerp, Belgium |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
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, …
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…
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…
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, …
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…
Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Islam (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)