The Islamic claim to supersede Judaism and Christianity is
embodied in the theological assertion that the office of prophecy
is hereditary but that the line of descent ends with Muhammad, who
is the seal, or last, of the prophets.While Muhammad had no natural
sons who reached the age of maturity, he is said to have adopted a
man named Zayd, and mutual rights of inheritance were created
between the two. Zayd b. Muhammad, also known as the Beloved of the
Messenger of God, was the first adult male to become a Muslim and
the only Muslim apart from Muhammad to be named in the Qur'an. But
if prophecy is hereditary and Muhammad has a son, David Powers
argues, then he might not be the Last Prophet. Conversely, if he is
the Last Prophet, he cannot have a son.In "Muhammad Is Not the
Father of Any of Your Men," Powers contends that a series of
radical moves were made in the first two centuries of Islamic
history to ensure Muhammad's position as the Last Prophet. He
focuses on narrative accounts of Muhammad's repudiation of Zayd, of
his marriage to Zayd's former wife, and of Zayd's martyrdom in
battle against the Byzantines. Powers argues that theological
imperatives drove changes in the historical record and led to the
abolition or reform of key legal institutions. In what is likely to
be the most controversial aspect of his book, he offers compelling
physical evidence that the text of the Qur'an itself was
altered.
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