Papers by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
Religions, 2021
Since the earliest studies of Islam by non-Muslims were carried out, variant traditions (aḥādīth)... more Since the earliest studies of Islam by non-Muslims were carried out, variant traditions (aḥādīth) have been regarded as a proof of forgery or editing within the ḥadīth material. Early studies have shown that variances are the result of different processes, some intentionally and others mistakenly; some caused by editing processes, while others through the process of transmission across the first centuries of Islam. During the transmission process, or the genesis of a tradition, accounts are constantly shaped and adjusted. The use of topoi forms a part of this process as well as the inclusion of motifs in different accounts. The present article will explore one of these motifs, specifically, the instruction of the Prophet Muḥammad, on his deathbed, to bring him writing materials so that he could prepare a document for his community. This motif appears in a number of accounts with different settings, characters and details on the nature of the document itself. This article examines whether there exists a direct relationship between the different accounts and, if so, what does this mean. Through this study, we will see that additional motifs have been added to this tradition during its transmission process and that some of these motifs can be attributed to regionalisation or specific transmitters.
Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort, Kees Versteegh & Joas Wagemakers (eds.), The Transmission and Dynamics of the Textual Sources of Islam: Essays in Honour of Harald Motzki, 2011
Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture; An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God, Fitzpatrick, Coeli & Walker, Adam (Eds.), Apr 2014
Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture; An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God, Fitzpatrick, Coeli & Walker, Adam (Eds.), Apr 2014
Transmission and dynamics of the textual sources of Islam: Essays in Honour of Harald Motzki, ed. N. Boekhoff-van der Voort, C. Versteegh & J. Wagemakers
in H. Motzki with N. Boekhoff-van der Voort & S. Anthony, Analysing Muslim traditions: Studies in legal, exegetical and maghazi Hadith, 2010
Books by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
"Since its inception, the study of Ḥadīth conducted by scholars trained in the Western academic t... more "Since its inception, the study of Ḥadīth conducted by scholars trained in the Western academic tradition has been marked by sharp methodological debates. A focal issue is the origin and development of traditions on the advent of Islam. Scholars' verdicts on these traditions have ranged from “late fabrications without any historical value for the time concerning which the narrations purport to give information” to “early, accurately transmitted texts that allow one to reconstruct Islamic origins”. Starting from previous contributions to the debate, the studies collected in this volume show that, by careful analysis of their texts and chains of transmission, the history of Muslim traditions can be reconstructed with a high degree of probability and their historicity assessed afresh.
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Books and edited volumes by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
Opinion articles by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
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Papers by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
Books by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
On GoogleBooks:
http://books.google.com/books?id=TghRcqivmvwC&lpg=PR1&ots=qDj19yc2c2&dq=%22analysing%20muslim%20traditions%22&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false"
Books and edited volumes by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
Opinion articles by Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort
On GoogleBooks:
http://books.google.com/books?id=TghRcqivmvwC&lpg=PR1&ots=qDj19yc2c2&dq=%22analysing%20muslim%20traditions%22&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false"