Download PDF | (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) Nebil Husayn - Opposing the Imam. The Legacy of the Nawasib in Islamic Literature-Cambridge University Press (2020).
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Opposing the Ima¯m Islam’s fourth caliph, ʿAlı¯, can be considered one of the most revered figures in Islamic history. His nearly universal portrayal in Muslim literature as a pious authority obscures centuries of contestation and the eventual rehabilitation of his character. In this book, Nebil Husayn examines the enduring legacy of the nawa¯s ˙ ib, early Muslims who disliked ʿAlı¯and his descendants.
The nawa¯s ˙ ib participated in politics and discussions on religion at least until the ninth century. However, their virtual disappearance in Muslim societies has led many to ignore their existence and the subtle ways in which their views subsequently affected Islamic historiography and theology. By surveying medieval Muslim literature across multiple genres and traditions including the Sunnı¯, Muʿtazilı¯, and Iba¯d ˙ ¯ı, Husayn reconstructs the claims and arguments of the nawa¯s ˙ ib and illuminates the methods that Sunnı¯ scholars employed to gradually rehabilitate the image of ʿAlı¯ from a villainous character to a righteous one.
Nebil Husayn is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami, where his research considers the development of Islamic theology, historiography, and debates on the caliphate. Husayn obtained his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University.
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