The ʿAlids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200
Teresa Bernheimer
Abstract
This book is an study of the ʻAlids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Saljuq period of 1100. Exploring their rise from both a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, it investigates how they attained and extended the family's status over the centuries. The ʻAlids are the descendants of the Prophet Muṭammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded is unparalleled in Islamic society, regardless of political or religious affiliation. And they have played a major role Islamic history, from famous early rebe ... More
Keywords: ʻAlids, Abbasid Revolution, Saljūq, Prophet Muṭammad, elite family, Islam, Islamic society, Islamic history, rebels, Islamic sects
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748638475 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2014 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748638475.001.0001 |
