Said the Prophet of God

Joel Blecher is Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies,Oriens, and several edited volumes.

List of Illustrations
Note on Transliteration and Conventions

Introduction

I. ANDALUSIA IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE UMAYYADS
1. The Perils of Public Commentary
2. The Inner World of the Interpretive Tradition

II. EGYPT AND SYRIA UNDER THE MAMLUKS
3. For Sultans, Students, and Scholars
4. Rivalry and Revision in the Manuscript Age
5. Oratory in the Shade of the Sultan’s Garden
6. Gatekeepers of the Law
7. Mysteries of the Thresholds
8. The Art of Concision

III. EARLY MODERN INDIA AND BEYOND
9. Trustees across the Ocean: Gujarat to Deoband to Bhopal
10. Lost in Translation: Arabic to Urdu to English

Epilogue: Islamism, ISIS, and the Politics of Interpretation

Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited
Index of Names and Titles
Index of Subjects and Terms