Abstract
The study of the medieval literary output about Muhammad's life should go hand in hand with the study of his history, for which we have rich evidence in a variety of sources. Ibn Ishāq's biography of Muhammad and its epitome by Ibn Hishām were products of their time. A case of self-censorship applied by one of Ibn Ishāq's informants and two cases of censorship applied by Ibn Hishām, who omitted many of his predecessor's materials, contribute to a better understanding of the social and political context of the biography.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-254 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Al-Qantara |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Ab-basids
- Biography
- Censorship
- Hadīth
- Hīra
- Medina
- Muhammad
- Sīra
- Umayyads