David Stephan Powers

Muḥammad is Not the Father of Any of Your Men

The Making of the Last Prophet

David Powers claims that the need for Muhammad to be the "seal of all prophets," combined with the fact that Muhammad apparently had an adopted son, Z...

Studies in Qurʼan and Ḥadīth

The Formation of the Islamic Law of Inheritance

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The Development of Islamic Law and Society in the Maghrib

Qāḍīs, Muftīs and Family Law

The first eleven essays in this collection analyze the application of Islamic law in family law cases in Qadi courts in the Maghrib between 1100 and 1...