'The Book of Tribulations: the Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition'
'The Book of Tribulations: the Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition' - An Annotated Translation by Nu'Aym b. Hammad Al-Marwazi (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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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.