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The Expeditions Library of Arabic Literature Editorial Board General Editor Philip F. Kennedy, New York University Executive Editors James E. Montgomery, University of Cambridge Shawkat M. Toorawa, Cornell University Editors Julia Bray, University of Oxford Michael Cooperson, University of California, Los Angeles Joseph E. Lowry, University of Pennsylvania Tahera Qutbuddin, University of Chicago Devin J. Stewart, Emory University Managing Editor Chip Rossetti Volume Editor Joseph Lowry Letter from the General Editor The Library of Arabic Literature is a new series offering Arabic editions and English translations of key works of classical and pre-modern Arabic literature, as well as anthologies and thematic readers. Books in the series are edited and translated by distinguished scholars of Arabic and Islamic studies, and are published in parallel-text format with Arabic and English on facing pages. The Library of Arabic Literature includes texts from the pre-Islamic era to the cusp of the modern period, and encompasses a wide range of genres, including poetry, poetics, fiction, religion, philosophy, law, science, history, and historiography. Supported by a grant from the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute, and established in partnership with NYU Press, the Library of Arabic Literature produces authoritative Arabic editions and modern, lucid English translations, with the goal of introducing the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students, as well as to a general audience of readers. Philip F. Kennedy General Editor, Library of Arabic Literature ٱ ز اَزِ�ا ُ اَي�� �� �غ��م�� � �غ��ك �ي �ِ ز ِ ِ �ّي���ِص�ْ����ِزل��� د��ِ����ر�ِ� �زِ�ْز رِمِ�ص��ْ�مِ� يِ�وِ���ْص�ُ�� �ي���ِزأ��ل�� ز يِ���َ�ي�و�ِ��رِ� ����ي ��غز�ع� �ّزي���ِا��َ���ْصزِ�ّ�ل��� م�ا��َ��هِ� �زِ�ْز �يِ��ر�ِّز�رِّل��� دِ��ْ�زع�ِر ٍ���ْ� ِ�ز �ي���ِزأ� The Expeditions An Early Biography of Muḥammad by Maʿmar ibn Rāshid according to the recension of ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Ṣanʿānī Edited and translated by Sean W. Anthony Foreword by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London Copyright © 2014 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ma’mar ibn Rashid, -approximately 771. [Maghazi. English] The expeditions : an early biography of Muhammad / Mamar Ibn Rashid ; foreword by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ; edited and translated by Sean W. Anthony. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from Arabic. ISBN 978-0-8147-6963-8 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-3829-0 (e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-2929-8 (e-book) 1. Muhammad, Prophet, -632--Biography. 2. Islam--History. I. ‘Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hammam al-Himyari, 744-827. II. Anthony, Sean W. III. Title. BP75.M16 2014 297.6’3--dc23 [B] 2013047489 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Series design by Titus Nemeth. Typeset in Tasmeem, using DecoType Naskh and Emiri. Typesetting and digitization by Stuart Brown. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Susu and Suraya, who love Muḥammad This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Letter from the General Editor iii Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction xv Note on the Text xxx Timeline xxxvii Arabia and the Near East in the 7th Century xxxviii Mecca and Medina During the Lifetime of the Prophet xxxix Notes to the Frontmatter xl The Expeditions 1 The Digging of the Well of Zamzam 2 The Expedition of Ḥudaybiyah 26 The Incident at Badr 50 The Combatants Whom the Prophet Took Captive at Badr 58 The Incident Involving the Hudhayl Tribe at al-Rajīʿ 60 The Incident Concerning the Clan of al-Naḍīr 66 The Incident at Uḥud 76 The Incident Involving the United Clans and the Qurayẓah Clan 82 The Incident at Khaybar 90 The Expedition of the Triumph 94 The Incident at Ḥunayn 104 Those Who Emigrated to Abyssinia 112 The Story of the Three Who Remained Behind 130 Those Who Failed to Accompany the Prophet on the Tabūk Expedition 140 The Story of the Aws and the Khazraj 144 The Story of the Slander 148 The Story of the People of the Pit 160 The Story of the Companions of the Cave 166 The Construction of the Temple of Jerusalem 172 The Beginning of the Messenger of God’s Illness 176 The Oath of Fealty to Abū Bakr at the Portico of the Sāʿidah Clan 192 ix
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