The authenticity of the letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ to ‘Abd al-Malik

The so-called first letter of Ibn Ibâḍ was long considered in modern scholarship as an authentic letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ, the reputed founder of the Ibâḍiyya sect, to the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. This was questioned first by John Wilkinson and then by Michael Cook in his book on Early Musl...

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Autor principal:	Wilferd Madelung
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Publicado:	Université de Provence 2012
Materias:	Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ the origins of Ibâḍism Ibâḍî historical memory Umayyad era History of Africa DT1-3415 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eea419e32e3946c29e1e1c52fd4220212021-12-02T10:06:55ZThe authenticity of the letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ to ‘Abd al-Malik0997-13272105-227110.4000/remmm.7753https://doaj.org/article/eea419e32e3946c29e1e1c52fd4220212012-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/remmm/7753https://doaj.org/toc/0997-1327https://doaj.org/toc/2105-2271The so-called first letter of Ibn Ibâḍ was long considered in modern scholarship as an authentic letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ, the reputed founder of the Ibâḍiyya sect, to the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. This was questioned first by John Wilkinson and then by Michael Cook in his book on Early Muslim Theology, who proposed that the letter was written rather by Jâbir b. Zayd to the Muhallabid amîr ‘Abd al-Malik b. al-Muhallab. In his recent book on Ibadism, John Wilkinson has argued that the letter was addressed to ‘Abd al-Malik, the son of the caliph ‘Umar II, and that Jâbir b. Zayd could not have been its author. It will be argued in this paper that the letter is an authentic letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ addressed to the son of ‘Umar II. Ibn Ibâḍ was not the founder of the Ibâḍiyya sect, but rather a contemporary and rival of Abû ‘Ubayda Muslim b. Abî Karîma.Wilferd MadelungUniversité de ProvencearticleAbd Allâh b. Ibâḍthe origins of IbâḍismIbâḍî historical memoryUmayyad eraHistory of AfricaDT1-3415Social sciences (General)H1-99ENFRRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 132, Pp 37-43 (2012)
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description	The so-called first letter of Ibn Ibâḍ was long considered in modern scholarship as an authentic letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ, the reputed founder of the Ibâḍiyya sect, to the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. This was questioned first by John Wilkinson and then by Michael Cook in his book on Early Muslim Theology, who proposed that the letter was written rather by Jâbir b. Zayd to the Muhallabid amîr ‘Abd al-Malik b. al-Muhallab. In his recent book on Ibadism, John Wilkinson has argued that the letter was addressed to ‘Abd al-Malik, the son of the caliph ‘Umar II, and that Jâbir b. Zayd could not have been its author. It will be argued in this paper that the letter is an authentic letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ addressed to the son of ‘Umar II. Ibn Ibâḍ was not the founder of the Ibâḍiyya sect, but rather a contemporary and rival of Abû ‘Ubayda Muslim b. Abî Karîma.
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The authenticity of the letter of ‘Abd Allâh b. Ibâḍ to ‘Abd al-Malik

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