Battlefields of the Prophet Muhammad: A Contribution to Muslim Military History - Hardcover

Hamidullah Muhammad

 
9788171511532: Battlefields of the Prophet Muhammad: A Contribution to Muslim Military History

Synopsis

This book is an important contribution to Muslim military history. A prophet as a commander of an army is more in the interest of humanity than even the greatest military genius from among lay men. This book covers specifically the Prophet's (pbuh) military leadership, his battlefields, and related aspects. Included are photos and illustrations of fields, territories, paths, and more. The Author has himself written this book in French, Urdu and English and translation have been carried out in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Malayalam & Sindhi. Battle of Badr, Uhud, The Ditch, Conquest of Mecca, Hunai, Ta'if, Wars with Jews, Milatary Intellegence at the time of the Prophet, Military department of the Muslim State in the time of the Prophet

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About the Author

Muhammad Hamidullah (Urdu: ), (February 9, 1908 December 17, 2002) D. Phil., D. Litt., HI, was a Muhaddith, Faqih, scholar of Islamic law and an academic author with over 450 books[1] cited in WorldCat.org, the world's largest bibliographic database. A prolific writer, his extensive works on Islamic science, history and culture have been published in several languages and many thousands of articles in learned journals.[2] His scholarship is regarded by many as unparalleled in the last century. A double doctorate (D.Phil and D.Litt) and a polymath, he was fluent in 22 languages including Urdu (his mother tongue), Persian, Arabic, French, English, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Russian etc. He learned Thai at the age of 84.[3]Hamidullah was from the Deccan area of British India and was born in Hyderabad, capital city of then Hyderabad State, (now Hyderabad, Telangana, India), and hails from a family of scholars, the youngest amongst three brothers and five sisters. His family's roots lie in the Nawayathcommunity, his ancestors belonging to the Meccan tribe, the Bani' Hashim, some of whom migrated to India, settling first in Madras few centuries ago and were eminent scholars in their own right.[4] He earned his BA, LLB and MA at Osmania University. He travelled to Germany and was awarded D.Phil by Bonn University in 1932. After serving in the faculty of Bonn as a lecturer in Arabic and Urdu for a short time, he went to France and registered at Sorbonne University for his second doctorate. He was awarded D.Litt by the university after 11 months. He taught international law at Osmania University between 1936 and 1946.[5]

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