Proofs of Prophecy and the Refutation of the Isma'iliyya : : The Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi by the Zaydi al-Mu'ayyad bi-Ilah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) / / Eva-Maria Lika.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2018 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Lika, Eva-Maria ,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2017]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Welten des Islams - Worlds of Islam - Mondes de l’Islam : Im Auftrag der Schweizerischen Asiengesellschaft - On behalf of the Swiss Asia Society - Au nom de la Société Suisse-Asie , 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 329 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; I. Introduction --; II. Description of the Manuscripts and the Principles of Edition --; III. The Historical Context --; IV. Intellectual Defence 1: Criticism of the Ismāʿīliyya --; V. Intellectual Defence 2: Prophetology --; VI. Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index --; Critical Edition of the Ithbāt nubuwwat al-nabī by al-Muʾayyad bi-llāh al-Hārūnī
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110541793; 9783110762488; 9783110719550; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110548259
• ISSN: 1661-6278
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110541793
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Eva-Maria Lika.

Al-Mu'ayyad bi-llah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) was a representative of the intellectual center of the Zaydiyya in Northern Iran and a student of the leading Muʿtazilite theologians of the time. In his Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi he presents a proof of prophecy of MuhP3;ammad and a refutation of the Isma'ilyya.The present volume explores the historical and intellectual context of the oeuvre and includes a partial critical edition of the text.