The significance of the slogan lā ḥukma illā lillāh and the references to the ḥudūd in the traditions about the Fitna and the murder of 'Uthmān
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2788928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G R Hawting (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 453-463 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00117550 |
| OpenAlex | W2122183152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
The aim of this paper is to elucidate some of the phrases and slogans which occur in the Muslim traditions about the Fitna, the first 'civil war' in Islam, which, according to tradition, begins with the murder of the caliph 'Uthmān in 36/656 and ends with the recognition of Mu'āwiya as caliph in 41/661. These phrases and slogans are discussed in the light of ideas and terminology found in Judaism, and it is suggested that a better understanding of them can be gained by the comparison with Judaism than by the attempts to interpret them in more traditionally Muslim terms. It is argued that both the lā ḥukma slogan and the ḥudūd references indicate a dispute within the early Muslim community about the authority to be accorded to Scripture, and that the terminology used is so reminiscent of that used in Judaism that it is likely that the dispute was the same as that which we know was the mam one between Jewish sects in the early Islamic period-the relative status of Scripture and Oral Law. This would be an issue which has not previously been mentioned in discussions of the issues involved in the Fitna and, if the suggestions made here prove to be acceptable, it would provide more material for discussion of the sectarian circles which contributed to the development of Islam
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |