|
" ʿAnāq - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Tottoli, Roberto
| Document Type
|
:
|
AL
|
| Language of Document
|
:
|
English
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
1063093
|
| Doc. NO
|
:
|
ALei3490
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Tottoli, Roberto
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
ʿAnāq - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Tottoli, Roberto
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Leiden: Brill
|
| Title of Periodical
|
:
|
Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
|
| Note
|
:
|
(280 words)
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
ʿAnāq is the name of a daughter of Adam. According to some reports ʿAnāq was born alone, with no twin brother, or, in other reports, she was Cain's sister, and he, after killing Abel, brought her to Yemen, where he married her (al-Kisāʾī, 233). She was said to be the first one to commit fornication and to act badly on earth and because of this she was later killed. Some traditions add particulars about her monstrous appearance, such as that she had two heads, or twenty fingers with
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Islam.
|
| electronic file name
|
:
|
ALei3490.pdf
|
| |