Proofs of Prophecy and the Refutation of the Isma’iliyya
The Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi by the Zaydi al-Mu’ayyad bi-Ilah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020)Al-Mu’ayyad bi-llah al-Haruni (d. 411/1020) was a representative of the intellectual center of the Zaydiyya in Northern Iran and a student of the leading Mu’tazilite theologians of the time. In his Kitab Ithbat nubuwwat al-nabi he presents a proof of prophecy of Mu’ammad and a refutation of the Isma’ilyya.The present volume explores the historical and intellectual context of the oeuvre and includes a partial critical edition of the text. ISBN: 9783110539769, 3110539764
