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Wilferd Ferdinand Madelung FBA (26 December 1930 – 9 May 2023) was a German author and scholar of Islamic history widely recognised for his contributions to the fields of Islamic and Iranian studies. He was appreciated in Iran for his "knowledgeable and fair" treatment of the Shia perspective.
11 de may. de 2023 · Wilferd Madelung 1930-2023. It is with great sadness that we note the death of our friend and colleague, noted scholar Professor Wilferd Madelung. During his academic career, spanning more than 65 years, Professor Madelung made major contributions to many aspects of early and medieval Muslim history and thought.
11 de may. de 2023 · Emeritus Fellow and former Laudian Professor of Arabic (1978–98), Professor Wilferd Madelung FBA was pre-eminent in the study of Islamic history and civilization. With an in-depth knowledge of the Arabic language and the Islamic world, Professor Madelung's expertise ranged across history, theology, philosophy, philology and ...
23 de may. de 2023 · 23 May 2023. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed former colleague, Professor Wilferd Madelung (1930-2023). Wilferd was Laudian Professor of Arabic from 1978 to 1998 and was highly respected as a scholar of Iranian history.
The Succession to Muhammad is a book by Wilferd Madelung published by the Cambridge University Press in 1997. Madelung investigates the events after the death of Muhammad , where there was a battle to see who would control the Muslim community.
23 de mar. de 2021 · English. xviii, 413 pages : 24 cm. In a comprehensive and original study of the early history of Islam, Wilferd Madelung describes the conflict that developed after the death of the Prophet Muḥammad, between his family, Hāshim, and his tribe, Quraysh, for the leadership of the Muslim community.
In a comprehensive study of early Islamic history, Wilferd Madelung examines the conflict which developed after Muhammad's death for the leadership of the Muslim community. He pursues the history of this conflict through the reign of the four 'Rightly Guided' caliphs to its climax in the first inter-Muslim war.
