The Banu Sulaym

A Contribution to the Study of Early Islam

By (author) Michael Lecker

Book cover: The Banu Sulaym

Extent: 220, 220 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2024)

ISBN: 9783959941884

Price: $110.00

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This study examines the Sulaym tribe during the transition from Jahiliyya to Islam, drawing on diverse sources to shed light on the Prophets era.


The study focuses on Sulaym in the crucial transition period from Jahiliyya to Islam, and hence it contributes to the study of the Prophet and his time. Most of the study concentrates on the Arabian Peninsula, although a few leading families are followed into the Islamic conquests and the early Umayyad period. The focus on one tribe makes it possible to collect a large amount of data from a variety of sources: biographical dictionaries, genealogical literature, geographical literature, sira and adab compilations, poetry Diwans and Qur’an exegesis.

  • By (author) Michael Lecker