EARLY BETWEEN MYTH AND HISTORY

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Suleiman Ali Mourad - 9789047416708 Downloaded from Brill.com09/24/2021 09:52:47PM via free access EARLY ISLAM BETWEEN MYTH AND HISTORY

Al-\asan al-BaßrÊ (d. 110H/728CE) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholarship

BY

SULEIMAN ALI MOURAD

BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON 2006

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Mourad, Suleiman Ali. Early Islam between myth and history : Al-Hasan al-Basri (d. 110H/7.28CE) and the formation on his legacy in classical Islamic scholarship / by Suleiman Ali Mourad. p. cm. — (Islamic philosophy, theology and science, ISSN 0169-8729 ; v. 62) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 90-04-14829-9 (alk. paper) 1. \asan al-BaßrÊ, 641 or 2-728 or 9. 2. scholars—Iraq—Baßrah— Biography. 3. Scholars, Muslim—Iraq—Baßrah—Biography. 4. — Baßrah—Biography. 5. Islam—Doctrines. I. Title. II. Series.

BP80.H286M68 2005 297.2092—dc22 2005054213

ISSN 0169-8729 ISBN 90 04 14829 9

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Suleiman Ali Mourad - 9789047416708 Downloaded from Brill.com09/24/2021 09:52:47PM via free access CONTENTS

Acknowledgments ...... ix Introduction ...... 1

Chapter One. Al-Hˀasan al-Basrī:ˀ His Life and Career ...... 19

Part I Piety, Asceticism, and Mysticism

Chapter Two. The Ascetic and Mystical Legacy of al-Hˀasan al-Basrīˀ ...... 59 Chapter Three. The Correspondence between al-Hˀasan and ‘Umar II b. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz ...... 121 Chapter Four. Letters on Piety and Mysticism Falsely Attributed to al-Hˀasan ...... 140

Part II Theology

Chapter Five. Al-Hˀasan and the Qadar Controversy ...... 161 Chapter Six. The Authenticity of the Epistle to ‘Abd al-Malik ...... 176

Epilogue ...... 240

Appendix I. original texts for quotations cited in text ...... 245 Appendix II. TheEpistle to ‘Abd al-Malik ...... 284 Appendix III. A list of some students of al-Hˀasan al-Basrīˀ and their political and religious inclinations ...... 303

Bibliography ...... 314

Index ...... 333 Index of Qur’ānic Citations ...... 339

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