Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters - Softcover

Omid Safi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061231355 ISBN 13: 9780061231353

Publisher: HarperOne, 2010

Synopsis

Who was the historical Muhammad, and how do Muslims remember him as a holy prophet, a cultural revolutionary, a military leader, or a spiritual mystic? Unending media coverage of extremist fanatics, the controversy over offensive cartoon depictions of Muhammad, and fatwas against journalists and authors are all hard to ignore and have prejudiced our Western perceptions of Muslims and their founder. This definitive biography of the founder of Islam by a leading Muslim-American scholar will reveal invaluable new insights, finally providing a fully three-dimensional portrait of Muhammad and the one billion people who follow him today. Memories of Muhammad presents Muhammad as a lens through which to view both the genesis of Islamic religion and the grand sweep of Islamic history right up to the hot button issues of the day, such as the spread of Islam, holy wars, the status of women, the significance of Jerusalem, and current tensions with Jews, Hindus, and Christians. It also provides a rare glimpse into how Muslims spiritually connect to God through their Prophet, in the mosque, in the home, and even in cyberspace. This groundbreaking book offers the opportunity to move from telling Muhammad's story to talking about how different Muslims throughout Islamic history have both honored and contested Muhammad's legacy.

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Paperback. Pub Date: November 2010 Pages: 352 in Publisher: HarperOne Who was Muhammad What do we know historically and does that differ from how he is seen by his followers and venerated today Memories of Muhammad presents Muhammad as a lens through which to view both the genesis of Islamic religion and the grand sweep of Islamic history-right up to the hot button issues of the day. such as the spread of Islam. holy wars. the status of women. the significance of Jerusalem. and current tensions with Jews. Hindus and Christians. It also provides a rare glimpse into how Muslims spiritually connect to God through their Prophet. in the mosque. in the home. and even in cyberspace.This definitive biography of the founder of Islam by a leading Muslim-American scholar. Omid Safi. will reveal invaluable new insights. finally providing a fully three-dimensional portrait of Muhammad an...

Review:

This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad. --Read the Spirit

Safi responds to all these Muhammad problems by giving us a highly readable and interesting retelling of the story of this man... [and] provides important background for anyone who wants to understand our friends and enemies among the more than one billion people who embrace Islam. --The Pilot

...A rounded and revealing portrait of the life, work, and legacies of Muhammad. --Spirituality and Practice

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061231355
• ISBN 13: 9780061231353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256