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"e;The Book of Tribulations"e;: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition

Author: al-Marwazi Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474424120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Book Description
The Book of Tribulations is the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive, and as such has considerable value as a primary text. It is unique in its importance for Islamic history: focusing upon the central Syrian city of Hims, it gives us a picture of the personalities of the city, the tribal conflicts within, the tensions between the proto-Muslim community and the majority Christian population, and above all details about the wars with the Byzantines. Additionally, Nu`aym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms.