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9780415519175

Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies: The Living Links to the Prophet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415519175

  • ISBN10:

    0415519179

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-04-26
  • Publisher: Routledge

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The modern world is home to a large number of lineal descendents and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad. These descendents, most often known as sayyid or sharf, form a distinct social category in many Muslim societies, and their status can afford them special treatment in legal matters and in the political sphere. This book brings together an international group of renowned scholars to provide a comprehensive examination of the place of the descendants of Muhammad in Muslim society, throughout history and in a number of different local manifestations. The chapters cover: how the status and privileges of sayyidsand sharfshave been discussed by religious scholars the lives of actual sayyidsand sharfsin different times and places sayyidsand sharfsbeyond the Middle East Providing a thorough analysis of sayyidsand sharifsfrom the ninth century to the present day, and from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indonesian Archipelago, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Islamic studies, Middle East and Asian studies.

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