Gorgias dissertations. Arabic and Islamic studies ;
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fâtima in her context: historical and biographical notes -- The supernatural qualities in the annunciation and birth of Fâtima in Shîʻa tradition, teaching and piety -- Fâtima the virgin: traditions, teaching and piety surrounding the conception and birth of al-Husayn -- The motif of grief and suffering in the life of Fâtima among the "people of the house" -- The intercessory prerogatives of Fâtima -- The possibility of parallels between Mary and Fâtima.
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This work, based almost entirely on the primary Arabic texts of Sunn and Shca Islam, offers a fresh examination of the life of Fatima, Muhammad's only surviving child, and reveals for the first time her distinctive and fascinating personality.