The Emergence of Islam: Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective

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t h e e m e r g e n c e o f islam gabriel said reynolds Fortress Press Minneapolis Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective THE EMERGENCE OF ISLAM Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective Copyright © 2012 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher.Visit http://www .augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/contact.asp or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from The New Jerusalem Bible, copyright © 1985 by Darton, Longman, & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted by permission. Cover image: Illuminated folio from the Quraan, sixteenth century, Iran Cover design: Joe Vaughan Book design: James Korsmo Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reynolds, Gabriel Said. The emergence of Islam : classical traditions in contemporary perspective / By Gabriel Said Reynolds. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8006-9859-1 (alk. paper) 1. Islam—History. 2. Koran—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. BP55.R49 2012 297.09—dc23 2011042064 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 17 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...