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The Identity of the Sabi'un

Author	Christopher Buck
Title of item	The Identity of the Sabi'un
Subtitle of item	An Historical Quest
Volume	74.3–4
Pages	172–186
Parent publication	The Muslim World
Date of this edition	1984-07
Language	English
Permission	author
Posted	2005-04-12 by Christopher Buck
Classified in	Published Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/buck_identity_sabiuns
Abstract	This article solves two problems that have long puzzled Islamicists: (1) How can the conflicting identifications of Sabians be explained? and (2) What was the Qur'an's original identification of the Sabians?
Notes	Page 174, note 61 mentions Bahá'u'lláh's identification of the Sabians as followers of John the Baptist. Alternate spellings (keywords): Sábi'ún, Sábi'úns, Sabiuns, Sabi'uns, Sabaean, Sabaeans,
Tags	Interfaith dialogue; Quran; Sabaeans
Page views	5870 hits since 2005-04-12
DOI	dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-1913.1984.tb03453.x. Query Digital Object Identifiers at CrossRef.org, and read more at doi.org.
Last edited	2014-02-10 15:30 EST. See previous versions [archive.org]. Documents posted between 2003-2012 had various slightly different URLs and sometimes can be found in archive.org with addresses like bahai-library.com/file.php5?file=buck_identity_sabiuns.

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