Original language term required. This genre emerged in part due to the need to agree on versions of the stories of major religious figures that the Qur’ān only alludes to in its commentary. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this genre of narratives sourced from Jews or other People of the Book. While scholars like at-Ṭabarī used these works to supplement their tafsīr, Ibn Kathīr and al-Ghazālī frowned on their use.
ANSWER: Israʼiliyyat
[10e] The Israʼiliyyat tell many versions of the same stories; for instance, most Muslims today believe that this son of ’Ibrāhīm was almost sacrificed, but many Israʼiliyyat narratives suggest that it was his half-brother, ’Ishāq.
ANSWER: Ismā’īl [accept Ishmael]
[10m] The story in which Ismā’īl is the sacrifice may have been more accepted because it links the story of sacrifice to this group’s lineage. The Qur’ān calls one of this group’s leaders, Abu Lahab, the “father of flame.”
ANSWER: the Quraysh [accept Banū Hāshim; prompt on Arabs; prompt on Adnanites; prompt on Meccans]
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