| Author/Contributor(s): | Al-Marwazi, Nu'aym B Hammad |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Date: | 02/26/2019 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The Book of Tribulations is the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive, and as such has considerable value as a primary text. It is unique in its importance for Islamic history: focusing upon the central Syrian city of Hims, it gives us a picture of the personalities of the city, the tribal conflicts within, the tensions between the proto-Muslim community and the majority Christian population, and above all details about the wars with the Byzantines. Additionally, Nu`aym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms.