A Version of Ibn Lahīʿa’s Transmission of ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr’s “Maghāzī NoteBook”

This article examines one recension of the maghāzī notebook by ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr. It introduces an Egyptian branch that was transmitted from Abū l-Aswad by Ibn Lahīʿa. It studies the transmission chain that extends over five generations and offers a detailed investigation of some eight narratives that cover three episodes in the life of Prophet Muḥammad. It also casts considerable light on the development of the early maghāzī tradition and its reception in Egypt. The study revisits the image of Ibn Lahīʿa in the sources and in modern scholarship, and it finally embarks on a comparative study aiming to establish the relationship of the material with the Maghāzī of Mūsā ibn ʿUqba

Arabic literature · Cover (algebra) · Islamic Philosophy · Narrative · Transmission (telecommunications) · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy