Searching for the Covenants: Identifying Authentic Documents of the Prophet Based on Scribal Conventions and Textual Analysis
[Thesis]
Ahmed El-Wakil
Fatoohi, Louay
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
2017
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Committee members: Akinade, Akintunde; Zein, Ibrahim
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-31671-1
M.A.
Islamic Studies
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
2017
The covenants of the Prophet Muhammad have until very recently been regarded as forgeries by both Muslim and non-Muslim academics. Following the publication of Dr. John Andrew Morrow's book The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World, there has been a renewed interest in the covenants. This thesis therefore builds on the research conducted by Morrow and a paper published by myself entitled 'The Prophet's Treaty with the Christians of Najran: An Analytical Study to Determine the Authenticity of the Covenants'. The thesis argues that the covenants are indeed genuine and authentic documents that were issued by the Prophet and whose terms and conditions were to apply from the time they were written until the Day of Judgment. As such their policy implications are still applicable today.
Religion; Religious history
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Authentic;Christian;Covenant;Morrow, John Andrew;Muhammad;Prophet