W ʿArafat
Biographic Data
| ID | 9105593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W ʿArafat |
| GIVEN NAMES | W |
| FAMILY NAME | ʿArafat |
| SIGNATURE | ʿARAFAT W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1955 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
New Light on the Story of Banū Qurayẓa and the Jews of Medina
It is well known that at the advent of Islam there were three Jewish tribes who lived in Yathrib (later Medina), as well as other Jewish settlements further to the north, the most important of which were Khaybar and Fadak. It is also generally accepted that at first the Prophet Muḥammad hoped that the Jews of Yathrib, as followers of a divine religion, would show understanding of the new monotheistic religion, Islam. However, as soon as these tri…
University of Lancaster
Diwān of Hassān ibn Thābit
The Light of the Stars—A Short Discourse by Ibn Al-Haytham
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The historical background to the elegies on 'Uthmān b. 'Affān attributed to Hassān b. Thābit
A total of 32 poems, including some of doubtful authenticity, are ascribed to Hassān b. Thābit in his Dīwān or elsewhere, which can be wholly or partly classified as elegies. It is remarkable, however, that in this total there is not a single poem on an Ansārī while no less than eight are on 'Uthmān b. 'Affān, as compared with only four on the death of the Prophet. Equally remarkable is the fact that there is a wide variety of style and method of…
The Elegies on the Prophet in their Historical Perspective
Of the poems found in the Sīra , four only are introduced as elegies on the death of the Prophet Muḥammad, all of which are ascribed to Ḥassān b. Thābit. They can, however, be seen on internal evidence to be the work of later Anṣarīs, and to reflect the inferior status to which the Anṣārīs were reduced after the sack of Madlna in 63/683; a consciousness of the restriction of their importance to the part they, as a community, played in supporting …
The Historical Significance Of Later Anṣārī Poetry-II
A second group of poems share the same characteristics with the poems discussed in part I of this article, and are of equally late authorship. However, they lack the explicit evidence of a later date. These are nos. VII, X, XIX, LXXIX.2 Poem no. VII is yet one more of those 'defensivexs' poems which seem to indicate that not only the poet, but the whole tribe, in the wider sense, are on the defensive. Although it can be argued that the poem is no…
An aspect of the forger's art in early Islamic poetry
A study of the poetry of the Sīra shows that a high proportion of it is the work of more or less professional forgers who supplied narrators with poems especially prepared to suit the narrative and appeal to the audience whose outlook towards the events of early Islam had undergone considerable change. Two or three generations after the final victory of Islam and the death of the Prophet, the persons as well as the events of that era were becomin…
The Development of a Dramatic Theme in the Story of Khubaib B. 'Adiyy and the Related Poems
Within four months of the battle of Uhud, two missions sent by the Prophet, the first to certain sections of al-Haun b. Khuzaima, the second to Banū 'Āmir, were set upon and treacherously killed or captured.1 In the first case the emissaries were six in number. Four were killed, and two surrendered to the attackers, who belonged to the tribe of Hudhail, or properly to Liḥyān, a branch of the same, and were sold to the Maccans. One was killed in r…
Early Critics of the Authenticity of the Poetry of the Sīra
Although until recently no study had been undertaken to investigate the poetry included in Ibn Isḥāq's Sīra with a view to establishing on internal evidence the authenticity of such of it as may be genuine and revealing the spurious character of the forgeries, doubts as to the authenticity of this poetry in general or of certain poems in particular have been expressed by various writers, critics or other persons, since the time of Ibn Ishaq himse…
A Controversial Incident and the Related Poem in the Life of Hassān B. Thābit
Poem No. CXL in the Diwan of Hassan b. Thabit is usually connected with the incident when the poet was attacked and wounded by Safwan b. al-Mu'attal. However, the poem itself, the incident, and the precise relation between poem and incident all seem to have been the subject of controversy. As for the poem, different versions exist in various sources. The opening line is
New Light on the Story of Banū Qurayẓa and the Jews of Medina
It is well known that at the advent of Islam there were three Jewish tribes who lived in Yathrib (later Medina), as well as other Jewish settlements further to the north, the most important of which were Khaybar and Fadak. It is also generally accepted that at first the Prophet Muḥammad hoped that the Jews of Yathrib, as followers of a divine religion, would show understanding of the new monotheistic religion, Islam. However, as soon as these tri…
Early Critics of the Authenticity of the Poetry of the Sīra
Although until recently no study had been undertaken to investigate the poetry included in Ibn Isḥāq's Sīra with a view to establishing on internal evidence the authenticity of such of it as may be genuine and revealing the spurious character of the forgeries, doubts as to the authenticity of this poetry in general or of certain poems in particular have been expressed by various writers, critics or other persons, since the time of Ibn Ishaq himse…
A Controversial Incident and the Related Poem in the Life of Hassān B. Thābit
Poem No. CXL in the Diwan of Hassan b. Thabit is usually connected with the incident when the poet was attacked and wounded by Safwan b. al-Mu'attal. However, the poem itself, the incident, and the precise relation between poem and incident all seem to have been the subject of controversy. As for the poem, different versions exist in various sources. The opening line is
The Development of a Dramatic Theme in the Story of Khubaib B. 'Adiyy and the Related Poems
Within four months of the battle of Uhud, two missions sent by the Prophet, the first to certain sections of al-Haun b. Khuzaima, the second to Banū 'Āmir, were set upon and treacherously killed or captured.1 In the first case the emissaries were six in number. Four were killed, and two surrendered to the attackers, who belonged to the tribe of Hudhail, or properly to Liḥyān, a branch of the same, and were sold to the Maccans. One was killed in r…
Early Critics of the Authenticity of the Poetry of the Sīra
Although until recently no study had been undertaken to investigate the poetry included in Ibn Isḥāq's Sīra with a view to establishing on internal evidence the authenticity of such of it as may be genuine and revealing the spurious character of the forgeries, doubts as to the authenticity of this poetry in general or of certain poems in particular have been expressed by various writers, critics or other persons, since the time of Ibn Ishaq himse…
An aspect of the forger's art in early Islamic poetry
A study of the poetry of the Sīra shows that a high proportion of it is the work of more or less professional forgers who supplied narrators with poems especially prepared to suit the narrative and appeal to the audience whose outlook towards the events of early Islam had undergone considerable change. Two or three generations after the final victory of Islam and the death of the Prophet, the persons as well as the events of that era were becomin…
The Historical Significance Of Later Anṣārī Poetry-II
A second group of poems share the same characteristics with the poems discussed in part I of this article, and are of equally late authorship. However, they lack the explicit evidence of a later date. These are nos. VII, X, XIX, LXXIX.2 Poem no. VII is yet one more of those 'defensivexs' poems which seem to indicate that not only the poet, but the whole tribe, in the wider sense, are on the defensive. Although it can be argued that the poem is no…
The Elegies on the Prophet in their Historical Perspective
Of the poems found in the Sīra , four only are introduced as elegies on the death of the Prophet Muḥammad, all of which are ascribed to Ḥassān b. Thābit. They can, however, be seen on internal evidence to be the work of later Anṣarīs, and to reflect the inferior status to which the Anṣārīs were reduced after the sack of Madlna in 63/683; a consciousness of the restriction of their importance to the part they, as a community, played in supporting …
The historical background to the elegies on 'Uthmān b. 'Affān attributed to Hassān b. Thābit
A total of 32 poems, including some of doubtful authenticity, are ascribed to Hassān b. Thābit in his Dīwān or elsewhere, which can be wholly or partly classified as elegies. It is remarkable, however, that in this total there is not a single poem on an Ansārī while no less than eight are on 'Uthmān b. 'Affān, as compared with only four on the death of the Prophet. Equally remarkable is the fact that there is a wide variety of style and method of…
The Light of the Stars—A Short Discourse by Ibn Al-Haytham
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
University of Lancaster
Diwān of Hassān ibn Thābit
New Light on the Story of Banū Qurayẓa and the Jews of Medina
It is well known that at the advent of Islam there were three Jewish tribes who lived in Yathrib (later Medina), as well as other Jewish settlements further to the north, the most important of which were Khaybar and Fadak. It is also generally accepted that at first the Prophet Muḥammad hoped that the Jews of Yathrib, as followers of a divine religion, would show understanding of the new monotheistic religion, Islam. However, as soon as these tri…
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