Book contents
- Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
- Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Animal Sacrifices in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad
- 2 Burials of Camels at the Tombs of Warriors
- 3 Pagan Origins of Muslim Ḥajj Sacrifice
- 4 Abraham as the Originator of the Ḥajj Sacrifice
- 5 Distribution of the Body of the Prophet Muhammad
- 6 Martyred Bodies and the Demarcation of Territory
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
William Robertson Smith and the First Camel Sacrifice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2022
Book contents
- Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
- Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Animal Sacrifices in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad
- 2 Burials of Camels at the Tombs of Warriors
- 3 Pagan Origins of Muslim Ḥajj Sacrifice
- 4 Abraham as the Originator of the Ḥajj Sacrifice
- 5 Distribution of the Body of the Prophet Muhammad
- 6 Martyred Bodies and the Demarcation of Territory
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Given that the modern study of religion is based in large part on the description of a camel sacrifice said to have been performed by a group of Arabs in fifth or sixth century CE Sinai, it is surprising that so little attention has been given to the camel sacrifice of the prophet Muhammad. Just shortly before his death, ten years after his emigration to Medina, the prophet Muhammad performed a valedictory or “goodbye pilgrimage” [ḥajjat al-wadāʾ] at Mecca. At the conclusion of the pilgrimage he made an elaborate sacrifice of camels.
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- Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam , pp. 1 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022