Muhammad Is Not the Father of Any of Your Men: The Making of the Last Prophet

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Copyright © 2009 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104–4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Powers, David Stephan. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men : the making of the last prophet / David S. Powers. p. cm. — (Divinations : rereading late ancient religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8122–4178–5 (alk. paper) 1. Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632—Prophetic office. 2. Adoption—Religious aspects—Islam. 3. Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) I. Title. BP166.5.P69 2009 297.6'3—dc22 2008051931 In loving memory: David Peretz Andiman (d. October 1925) Morris Adelman, né Moische Josef Andiman (August 17, 1888–May 28, 1973) Tzum end Tzuzamen ...