Reconstruction of a Source of Ibn Isqs Life of the Prophet and Early Qurn Exegesis

This important work is a source-critical study of a group of traditions (adth) found in Ibn Isq's Biography (Sra) of the prophet Muammad, widely considered one of the most important early historical texts on the Prophet's life. Through a meticulous isnd-cum-matn analysis, the author reveals that Ibn Isq relied on Muammad b. Ab Muammad, a hitherto undocumented source of his. Important new light is also shed on problems with Ibn Hishms recension of Ibn Isqs Sra.