{"product_id":"conversion-to-islam-competing-themes-in-early-islamic-historiography-9780197530719","title":"Conversion to Islam: Competing Themes in Early Islamic Historiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ayman S. Ibrahim\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did non-Muslims convert to Islam during Muhammad's life and under his immediate successors? How did Muslim historians portray these conversions? Why did their portrayals differ significantly? To what extent were their portrayals influenced by their time of writing, religious inclinations, and political affiliations? These are the fundamental questions that drive this study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelying on numerous works, including primary sources from over a hundred classical Muslim historians, \u003cem\u003eConversion to Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is the first scholarly study to detect, trace, and analyze conversion themes in early Muslim historiography, emphasizing how classical Muslims remembered conversion, and how they valued and evaluated aspects of it. Ayman S. Ibrahim examines numerous early Muslim sources and wrestles with critical observations regarding the sources' reliability and unearths the hidden link between historical narratives and historians' religious sympathies and political agendas. This study leads readers through a complex body of literature, provides insights regarding historical context, and creates a vivid picture of conversion to Islam as early Muslim historians sought to depict it.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46418157371543,"sku":"9780197530719","price":15717.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780197530719.webp?v=1769070082","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/conversion-to-islam-competing-themes-in-early-islamic-historiography-9780197530719","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}