Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet

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Synopsis
In a meticulous quest for the historical Muhammad, Armstrong first traces the West's long history of hostility toward Islam, which it has stigmatized as a "religion of the sword." This sympathetic, engrossing biography portrays Muhammad (ca. 570-632) as a passionate, complex, fallible human being--a charismatic leader possessed of political as well as spiritual gifts, and a prophet whose monotheistic vision intuitively answered the deepest longings of his people. Armstrong (The Gospel According to Woman) refutes the Western image of Muhammad as an impostor who used religion as a means to power, an attitude encapsulated in a psychotic dream episode in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. Denying that Islam preaches total intransigence, she finds in the Prophet's teachings a theology of peace and tolerance. The "holy war" urged by the Koran, in Armstrong's reading, alludes to each Muslim's duty to fight for a just, decent society. She draws significant parallels between the spiritual aspirations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Copyright:
1992

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
66 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780062508867
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Karen Armstrong
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:
University of Arkansas
Proofread By:
Ibrahim Ali
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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the auther has written a remarkable book on prophet MUHAMMAD(SAW).she gave a new idea about ISLAM and THE MESSANGER of ISLAM there were much misunderstanding about this she went in long history and searched the facts the people who want to facts about ISLAM and PROPHET of ISLAM they they must read this book and then justify.i am very much surprised about the research of Keran Armstrong and i pay tribute to her.