 The sirah,
or biographies of Muhammad (aws), by Martin Lings and Ibn Kathir
include within them genealogical discourses. The former sirat begins with the
story of Abraham and Ishmael and the construction of the ka'bah; the latter
lists pre-islamic notables in its prelude, including the Christian poet
Hatim Tayyi whose generosity was said to
be exceeded only by that of his own mother.Genealogies are discourses on the
origins of an individual person, group or species. Despite the enormous
diversity within this discursive category, the contention here is that, in all
likelihood, a single human motive - a question - commonly underlies these various quests for
knowledge and understanding: Who are we?
Both questions demand an
approach not unlike that of maritime science, where
the student is expected to become acquainted with three things:
the vessel, the oceans and their vagaries, and
navigation. But as any good Muslim sailor knows, expertise in any of these
fields is useless with the guidance and grace of Almighty Allah (swt). |
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GENDER
R. W. Connell
STIGMA
Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
Erving Goffman
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The shaping of the Private Self
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CARAVAN OF DREAMS
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HOW CHILDREN THINK AND LEARN
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David Wood
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the Vessel
