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Bahira (Arabic: بَحِيرَىٰ, Classical Syriac: ܒܚܝܪܐ) is the name in Islamic tradition of a Christian monk who is said to have foretold Muhammad's prophethood when they met while Muhammad was accompanying his uncle Abu Talib on a trading trip.[1][2] There are several versions of the story, with elements that contradict each other.[3] All accounts of Bahira and his meeting with Muhammad have been deemed fictitious by modern historians[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] as well as by some medieval Muslim scholars, such as al-Dhahabi.[9]
- ^ Abel, A. "Baḥīrā". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second edition. Brill. Brill Online, 2007 [1986].
- ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1964). Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman, p. 1-2. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Roggema 2008, p. 46.
- ^ Roggema 2008, p. 52.
- ^ Gabriel 2007, p. 56.
- ^ Watt 1961, p. 9.
- ^ Rodinson 2021, p. 47.
- ^ Buhl & Welch 1993, p. 362.
- ^ a b Anthony 2020, p. 73.
- ^ Richard Gottheil (1899–1900). A Christian Bahira Legend. pp. 189–242.