... of similar methods to Khārijite history, thus preparing the ground for the literary analysis to follow. early Islamic historiography khabar report Leder Stefan Robinson Chase al Ṭabarī Muḥammad b Jarīr Cook Michael Crone Patricia El Hibri Tayeb Haider Najam Hawting Gerald authorship Khārijism...

...This chapter uses literary analysis focusing on structure and theme in Sūrat Maryam 19:1–58, examining connections between the story and the non-narrative verses of the sura. It analyzes the structure of the story and the dramatic tension and irony in the subtextual juxtaposition...

... with historical Khārijism ‘as it really was’. In contrast, this book provides the first comprehensive literary analysis of the early years of Khārijite history (c657-705 CE) as depicted in 9^th- and 10^th-century CE Islamic historiography. It purposefully moves away from...