Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief

This study aims to shed light on one aspect of the contributions of an early Muslim historian of religion, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Masʻūdī. It focuses on al-Masʻūdī’s work on pre-Islamic Arab religions and beliefs. The study is based on textual analysis of al-Masʻūdī’s treatment of the issue in his Murūj (T...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alias, Majdan, Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/1/53713_Ab%C5%AB%20Al-%E1%B8%A4asan%20Al-Mas%CA%BB%C5%ABd%C4%AB.pdf
_version_ 1848784275521929216
author Alias, Majdan
Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
author_facet Alias, Majdan
Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
author_sort Alias, Majdan
building IIUM Repository
collection Online Access
description This study aims to shed light on one aspect of the contributions of an early Muslim historian of religion, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Masʻūdī. It focuses on al-Masʻūdī’s work on pre-Islamic Arab religions and beliefs. The study is based on textual analysis of al-Masʻūdī’s treatment of the issue in his Murūj (The Meadows), and comparisons are made with al-Masʻūdī’s treatments of the non-Arab religions.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T16:34:40Z
format Article
id iium-53713
institution International Islamic University Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-14T16:34:40Z
publishDate 2017
publisher IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling iium-537132018-03-10T15:17:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/ Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief Alias, Majdan Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh BP50 History This study aims to shed light on one aspect of the contributions of an early Muslim historian of religion, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Masʻūdī. It focuses on al-Masʻūdī’s work on pre-Islamic Arab religions and beliefs. The study is based on textual analysis of al-Masʻūdī’s treatment of the issue in his Murūj (The Meadows), and comparisons are made with al-Masʻūdī’s treatments of the non-Arab religions. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/1/53713_Ab%C5%AB%20Al-%E1%B8%A4asan%20Al-Mas%CA%BB%C5%ABd%C4%AB.pdf Alias, Majdan and Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh (2017) Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (2). pp. 357-380. ISSN 2289-5639 E-ISSN 0128-4878 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1032
spellingShingle BP50 History
Alias, Majdan
Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title_full Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title_fullStr Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title_full_unstemmed Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title_short Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief
title_sort abū al-ḥasan al-masʻūdī on pre-islamic arab religions and belief
topic BP50 History
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53713/1/53713_Ab%C5%AB%20Al-%E1%B8%A4asan%20Al-Mas%CA%BB%C5%ABd%C4%AB.pdf