ABSTRACT
Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (sīra) and Qur'ān exegesis (tafsīr).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |19 pages
Introduction
part I|3 pages
Sex
chapter 2|7 pages
“God knows very well where to place His Message”
chapter 3|7 pages
Muḥammad's conception and the supernatural
chapter |3 pages
Observations
part II|3 pages
Part Politics
chapter 4|27 pages
Muḥammad's public announcement and the absence of the supernatural
chapter 5|17 pages
“Who will aid me in this matter?”
chapter |3 pages
Observations
part III|4 pages
Betrayal
chapter 8|23 pages
Ḥāṭib's story in the tafsīr
chapter 9|9 pages
The necessity of the supernatural
chapter |3 pages
Observations
part IV|3 pages
Wrath
