Muhammad & The Empires of Faith: The Making of The Prophet of Islam | Sean Anthony

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Who is Sean Anthony?

Sean W. Anthony is a historian of early Islamic history and Arabic literature. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2009, Anthony taught at the University of Oregon (Eugene) and the Ohio State University, where he is currently professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.

Who are MythVision?

MythVision Podcast (MVP) brings you some of the finest information surrounding Mythology. Knowledge from a variety of people in search of a better understanding of ancient text. We discuss mythology, syncretism, astrotheology, gematria, sacred geometry, secret societies, ancient languages, history, prophecy, scholarship, conspiracies, heretical ideas, myth interpretations and much more.

What is Prophet?

In religion, a prophet is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on that entity's behalf. They claim to be serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. In Islam, all prophetic messengers are prophets (such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad) though not all prophets are prophetic messengers. The primary distinction is that a prophet is required to demonstrate God's law through his actions, character, and behavior without necessarily calling people to follow him, while a prophetic messenger is required to pronounce God's law (i.e. revelation) and call his people to submit and follow him.

What is Islam?

Early Islam or the history of Islam is believed, by most historians to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE. Although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islam) to the will of God. According to the traditional account, the Islamic prophet Muhammad began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations in 610 CE, calling for submission to the one God, preparation for the imminent Last Judgement, and charity for the poor and needy.

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This is a must watch show for anyone interested in getting to the bottom of the Historical Muhammad question. His book is a gold mine of information about the earliest history of Islam.

In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new life into the historical study of Muhammad and how his message transformed the world. By placing these sources within the intellectual and cultural world of Late Antiquity, Anthony offers a fresh assessment of the earliest sources for Muhammad’s life, taking readers on a grand tour of the available evidence, and suggests what new insights stand to be gained from the techniques and methods pioneered by countless scholars over the decades in a variety of fields. Muhammad and the Empires of Faith offers both an authoritative introduction to the multilayered traditions surrounding the life of Muhammad and a compelling exploration of how these traditions interacted with the broader landscape of Late Antiquity.

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0:00 Introductions
4:08 Was there a Muhammad?
7:08 Non-Muslim sources that speak to the existence of a historical Muhammad.
18:40 Evidence of Muhammad’s existence from the Arabic side - the Hijri calendar and Muhammad’s Hijra to Medina.
27:30 Was there an eschatological motivation in the Arab conquest? Apocalyptic literature in the 7th century.
33:58 The compilation of the Quran, how early was the Quran compiled?
41:43 Is the Quran preserved word for word?
44:50 Doctrina Jacobi
53:22 Jesus in the Quran - ‘Isa’, the hostility towards the iconography of the cross in the early Muslim communities.
1:03:42 How did the hadith corpus develop?
1:13:53 Was Muhammad a shepherd or a merchant?
1:20:20 Traditions and legends common to all Abrahamic religions, the Kaaba.
1:28:04 The origins of the name ‘Allah’
1:33:45 The Petra theory, Dhul al-Qarnayn/ Alexander the Great
1:38:20 The sleepers of Ephesus.
1:40:24 Apocalypticism in the Quran
1:47:40 Dr. Sean Anthony’s hopes for the future of scholarship of Islam and the Muslim community in general.
1:55:20 Final remarks.

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