North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison
This chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions...
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| description | This chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions of the debate shows that it is the Western/North African tradition that shares certain features and narrative structures with non-Ibâḍî accounts. The key to understanding these particular textual configurations is the figure of the last Basran Imâm, Abû Sufyân Maḥbûb Ibn al-Raḥîl. Abû Sufyân wrote his Kitâb Abî Sufyân on the commission of the Rustumid Imâm Aflaḥ Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhâb, and likely incorporated Basran and Kûfan Ibâḍî traditions that did not gain wide currency among Ibâḍîs in Oman. For this reason, non-Ibâḍî and Western munâẓara accounts share certain characteristics that are not present in Eastern accounts, even though Oman is geographically closer to the places where non-Ibâḍî accounts likely originated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e0839b8dcca49049e1279660e57693c2025-01-09T13:21:33ZengUniversité de ProvenceRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée0997-13272105-22712012-12-01132637310.4000/remmm.7778North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary ComparisonAdam GaiserThis chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions of the debate shows that it is the Western/North African tradition that shares certain features and narrative structures with non-Ibâḍî accounts. The key to understanding these particular textual configurations is the figure of the last Basran Imâm, Abû Sufyân Maḥbûb Ibn al-Raḥîl. Abû Sufyân wrote his Kitâb Abî Sufyân on the commission of the Rustumid Imâm Aflaḥ Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhâb, and likely incorporated Basran and Kûfan Ibâḍî traditions that did not gain wide currency among Ibâḍîs in Oman. For this reason, non-Ibâḍî and Western munâẓara accounts share certain characteristics that are not present in Eastern accounts, even though Oman is geographically closer to the places where non-Ibâḍî accounts likely originated.https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/7778Ibâḍî historical memoryFitnaMunâẓaraKhârijismtextual circulationcontacts between Western and Eastern Ibâḍism. |
| spellingShingle | Adam Gaiser North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée Ibâḍî historical memory Fitna Munâẓara Khârijism textual circulation contacts between Western and Eastern Ibâḍism. |
| title | North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison |
| title_full | North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison |
| title_fullStr | North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison |
| title_full_unstemmed | North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison |
| title_short | North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison |
| title_sort | north african and omani ibadi accounts of the munazara a preliminary comparison |
| topic | Ibâḍî historical memory Fitna Munâẓara Khârijism textual circulation contacts between Western and Eastern Ibâḍism. |
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