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...a year ago. My specific interest is in 6th-7th century Syriac and Arabic legends and mythology and how that influenced the author of the Qur'an.

...the author of the Qur'an. Likewise, his contributions were concentrated on legends such as the [[Alexander Romance]], the [[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Q

...at came from an author other than Muhammad. There were countless [[Legends|legends]] and stories circulating at this time in the Middle East and any number of

...life of Dihya. It is hard to distinguish fact from fiction in the numerous legends which surround her. Dihya was born the daughter of Tabat, a chieftain of th The legends preserve some details of Dihya's appearance. She had very long black hair,

===Christian and Jewish Legends in the Qur'an=== ...Christian Church. These facts, along with connections to many pre-existing legends about sleeping heroes, strongly suggest that this story of the Seven Sleepe

...ce]]). The earth was envisioned to be flat and largely unexplored in these legends, [[Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth|as does the Quran]], so it would

...not a fit to the Qur'anic story. Expresses no knowledge of the Alexander legends.</ref>. Instead, it is based entirely upon legendary stories of Alexander ...e the basic outline of the adventure found in the Qur'an and the Alexander legends: a powerful hero, who travels from west to east, the setting and rising of

...ven (1990). ''Journeys in Holy Lands: The Evolution of the Abraham-Ishmael Legends in Islamic Exegesis''. SUNY Press. p. 117. ISBN <bdi>978-0-7914-0331-0</bdi

...Encyclopedia Mythica is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends from all over the world)

...y of the creation of man which recalls episodes in the Toradjan and Indian legends of the same event. They say that God moulded man's body of clay and then we

It is part of a larger collection of legends about Alexander the Great known as the Alexander Romance. The Alexander Leg Stories influenced by the Alexander legends appear in Arabic poetry around the time of Muhammad. Richard Stoneman says,

...him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie. And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to h ...enowned, but in later writings was treated as a personal name, Bahira, and legends about him were subsequently picked up by Muslim writers.<ref>Sean Anthony,

...him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie. And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to h ...enowned, but in later writings was treated as a personal name, Bahira, and legends about him were subsequently picked up by Muslim writers.<ref>Sean Anthony,

...een the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature|Judeo-Christian legends of the late antique period]], the legacy of its more immediate surroundings

...sion of Christianity, which was no more than a collection of ancient pagan legends, misguided inventions and a handful of statements from the Prophet Jesus, b

...sion of Christianity, which was no more than a collection of ancient pagan legends, misguided inventions and a handful of statements from the Prophet Jesus, b

...him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie. And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to h

...who payeth for mere pastime of discourse) discourse of falsehood, books on legends, on the sun, the stars, mathematics '''and singing'''; it is also said this

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