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The World of Early Islam w/ Hamza Zafer

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The World of Early Islam w/ Hamza Zafer

American Prestige
Jan 23, 2023
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Explores the geopolitical situation in the early days of Islam. Features Hamza Zafer, associate professor in the department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington.


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Focuses on the material conditions of the Arabian peninsula around the 7th century, touching on culture and economy of Mecca, the Red Sea Wars, early historiography of the Qur’an, pre-Islamic civic cults, ḥunafā’, the controversial ideas of Hagarism, and more.

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