And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety PDF
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AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS MESSENGER STUDIES IN RELIGION Charles H. Long, Editor The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Editorial Board Giles B. Gunn The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Van A. Harvey Stanford University Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty The University of Chicago Ninian Smart University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Lancaster AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS MESSENGER THE VENERATION OF THE PROPHET IN ISLAMIC PIETY ANNEMARIE SCHIMMEL THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CHAPEL HILLAND LONDON © 1985 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Schimmel, Annemarie. And Muhammad is his messenger. (Studies in religion) Translation of: und Muhammad ist sein Prophet. Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. 1. Islamic poetry—History and criticism. 2. Muhammad, d. 632, in literature. 3. Muhammad, d. 632— Cult. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in religion (Chapel Hill, N.C.) PJ827.S3313 1985 809.1’9351 84-17374 ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-1639-4 ISBN-10: 0-8078-1639-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4128-0 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-8078-4128-5 (pbk.) Designed by Naomi P. Slifkin The original German edition of Und Muhammad Ist Sein Prophet by Annemarie Schimmel was published in 1981 by Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Dusseldorf/Köln. The calligraphic motif at the opening of each chapter, which reads “Muhammad is the Messenger of God,” is a modern rendition, by Wasmaa Chorbachi, from a manuscript (40.164.2a) in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. paper 10 09 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 Be I infidel or true believer— God alone knows, what I am! But I know: I am the Prophet’s servant, Who Medina’s ruler is. Sir Kishan Prasad Shad Hindu Prime Minister of Hyderabad State CONTENTS Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Biographical and Hagiographical Notes 2. Muhammad the Beautiful Model The Shamā’il and Dala’il Literature The Prophet’s Physical Beauty The Prophet’s Spiritual Beauty 3. Muhammad’s Unique Position 4. Legends and Miracles 5. Muhammad the Intercessor, and the Blessings upon Him 6. The Names of the Prophet 7. The Light of Muhammad and the Mystical Tradition 8. The Celebration of the Prophet’s Birthday 9. The Prophet’s Night Journey and Ascension 10. Poetry in Honor of the Prophet The Arabic Tradition The Poets’ Longing for Medina Naʽtiyya Poetry in the Persianate and Popular Tradition 11. The “Muhammadan Path” and the New Interpretation of the Prophet’s Life 12. The Prophet Muhammad in Muhammad Iqbal’s Work Appendix: The Noble Names of the Prophet Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index of Koranic Quotations Index of Prophetic Traditions Index of Proper Names Index of Technical Terms and Concepts ILLUSTRATIONS Koran Sura 33:45, calligraphy by the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II, ca. 1830 15 The ḥilya of the Prophet, in nastaʽlīq script by the Turkish caligrapher Yesarizade Mustafa Izzat, 1830 37 The ḥilya of the Prophet, in traditional Turkish naksh calligraphy by Ahmet Kâmil Efendi, for his graduation as calligrapher, 1882 38 The sandal of the Prophet, from the Dhakhīra of the Sharqawa 41 Twofold Muhammad, Turkey, eighteenth century 57 “Muhammad is the Messenger of God,” Turkish wall painting, nineteenth century 69 The so-called Seal of Prophethood, as given in the Jawāhir al-auliyā 92 “May God bless the unlettered Prophet,” tughrā calligraphy 95 “Muhammad is the Messenger of God—may God bless him and give him peace!” by the Turkish calligrapher Nasih Efendi, 1852 97 The “Muhammadan Rose,” containing the Ninety-nine Names of the Prophet and the Ninety-nine Names of God 111 Decorative motifs using the Prophet’s name: Muhammad, contemporary linear motifs; twofold Muhammad in contemporary Kufi; fourfold Muhammad, tilework pattern 119 Decorative motifs using the Prophet’s name: eightfold Muhammad; eightfold Muhammad with eightfold ʽAli; “Muhammad is the Messenger of God,” in tughrā style 120 Poem in praise of the Prophet, “the light whose shadow the things are,” by Fakhruddin Iraqi, Eastern Iran, ca. 1500 136 Buraq, painted on the back of a Pakistani tanker truck 173 End of a manuscript of Busiri’s Burda, by Aibek ibn Abdallah as-Saifi, Egypt, 1346 182 Page from an enlargement (takhmīs) of Busiri’s Burda, Egypt, fifteenth century 184 Urdu verse of Sir Kishan Prasad Shad, in honor of Muhammad, the “Prince of Medina” 193
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