The ''Alids : The First Family of Islam, 750-1200
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0748695842
ISBN-13
9780748695843
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2014
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
212 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 0.70 cms
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The first social history of the 'Alids, in the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It examines their rise from a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, asking how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries.
The ''Alids are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded is unparalleled in Islamic society, regardless of political or religious affiliation. They have played a major role in Islamic history: famous early rebels and founders of major Islamic sects, and many rulers - such as the 10th-century Fatimids in Egypt, the current kings of Jordan and Morocco, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Aga Khan - all claimed ''Alid descent.
This first in-depth study of the ''Alids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution to the Saljuq period, 750-1100. Exploring the rise of the ''Alids as a social phenomenon, the author asks how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries.
This first in-depth study of the ''Alids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution to the Saljuq period, 750-1100. Exploring the rise of the ''Alids as a social phenomenon, the author asks how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries.
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