Fijār

by Landau-Tasseron, Ella

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Fijār (lit., sacrilege) is the name given to several tribal conflicts that took place in the Ḥijāz at the end of the sixth century CE. They were so called because they took place during holy months, in violation of a pre-Islamic socio-religious norm. The First Fijār (also called the First, Second, and Third Fijār) denotes three unrelated and historically insignificant incidents that occurred at the marketplace of ʿUkāẓ. The more significant Second Fijār (also called the Fourth or Last Fijār), c…

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Fijār (lit., sacrilege) is the name given to several tribal conflicts that took place in the Ḥijāz at the end of the sixth century CE. They were so called because they took place during holy months, in violation of a pre-Islamic socio-religious norm. The First Fijār (also called the First, Second, and Third Fijār) denotes three unrelated and historically insignificant incidents that occurred at the marketplace of ʿUkāẓ. The more significant Second Fijār (also called the Fourth or Last Fijār), comprised five battles involving tribal groups of the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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