Born into the factious world of war-torn Arabia, Muhammad's life is a gripping and inspiring story of one man's tireless fight for unity and peace. In a world where greed and injustice ruled, Muhammad created change by affecting hearts and minds. Just as the story of Jesus embodies the message of Christianity, Muhammad's life reveals the core of Islam. Deepak Chopra shares the life of Muhammad as never before, putting his teachings in a new light. Following the historical record but offering a unique perspective, Chopra's "Muhammad" captures the historical prophet but more importantly show us why his teachings are more important now than ever before.
"Compassionate and clear...a courageous undertaking." --Greg Mortenson, New York Times bestselling author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools"As a scholar and storyteller extraordinaire, Deepak Chopra portrays a morally courageous yet highly human messenger of God." --Irshad Manji, Director, Moral Courage Project, New York UniversityFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Buddha and Jesus comes the page-turning and soul-stirring story of Muhammad. Deepak Chopra--easily one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the world today--delivers this stunning, sincere, and highly accessible portrait of the Prophet of Islam. Chopra's Muhammad is an outstanding resource for everyone who thinks they should know more about the man who inspired the world's fastest-growing religion.
Just over a sixth of the world's population subscribes to the Muslim belief that `there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Messenger'. Michael Cook gives an incisive account of the man who inspired this faith, drawing on the traditional Muslim sources to describe Muhammad's life and teaching. He also attempts to stand back from this traditional picture to question how far it is historically justified.
As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in history. The furor surrounding the Satanic Verses and the Danish cartoon crisis reminded the world of the tremendous importance of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Learning about his life and understanding its importance, however, has always proven difficult. Our knowledge of Muhammad comes from the biography of him written by his followers, but Western historians have questioned the reliability of this story in their quest to uncover the 'historical Muhammad'. As modern controversies have shown, whatever the truth about Muhammad's life, his persona has taken on numerous shapes and played a crucial role in Muslim life and civilization. This Very Short Introduction provides an introduction to the major aspects of Muhammad's life and its importance, providing both the Muslim and Western historical perspectives. It also explains the prominent roles that Muhammad's persona has played in the Islamic world, from the medieval to the modern period. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Prophet Muhammad, like the Prophets Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, came to unite the believers under God's divine laws.Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are some of the most influential religions. All three originated near share many world views. Ekram Haque explains why Christians and Jews will be astounded by the Prophet Muhammad's noble life and the parallels found in the Qur'ān, the Gospels, and the Torah.The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was a man who brought people together, instantly capturing them with his smile and profound message. As the most influential man ever, historians have captured his life story vividly. But this biography focuses on his role as the awaited Prophet of the scriptures. Therefore, the spirit of this book reflects the spirit in which God sent this Prophet.-Omar Suleiman, President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research.Ekram Haque's book contributes to the discussion among Jews, Christians, and Muslims seeking to grow in mutual respect, appreciation, and love. As a Christian pastor, I recommend this book, especially to fellow Christians willing to see the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in a new light. Christians are called to embrace Muslims and Jews as sisters and brothers in faith, and this book will help us fulfill this calling.-Ian Mevorach, Pastor and Co-founder of the Common Street Spiritual Center.Ekram Haque graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. His other books include Hearts That Think, See, and Remember; The Radiant Lamp; and Powered by Hope, Positivity, and Optimism.
Offers the biography of Muhammad, the Messenger of Islam, who believed he was a messenger of the angel Gabriel and noted his many revelations throughout twenty-three years that soon became the Koran, the sacred scriptures for Muslims around the world.
That Muhammad succeeded as a prophet is undeniable; a prominent military historian now suggests that he might not have done so had he not also been a great soldier.Best known as the founder of a major religion, Muhammad was also Islam's first great general. While there have been numerous accounts of Muhammad the Prophet, this is the first military biography of the man. In Muhammad: Islam's First Great General, Richard A. Gabriel shows us a warrior never before seen in antiquity--a leader of an all-new religious movement who in a single decade fought eight major battles, led eighteen raids, and planned thirty-eight other military operations. Gabriel's study portrays Muhammad as a revolutionary who introduced military innovations that transformed armies and warfare throughout the Arab world. Gabriel analyzes the environment in which Muhammad lived and the religion he inspired as they relate to his military achievements. Gabriel explains how Muhammad changed the social composition of Arab armies by replacing traditional ways of fighting with a new command structure. Muhammad's transformation of Arab warfare enabled his successors to establish the core of the Islamic empire--an accomplishment that, Gabriel argues, would have been militarily impossible without Muhammad's innovations. Richard A. Gabriel challenges existing scholarship on Muhammad's place in history and offers a viewpoint not previously attempted.
That Muhammad succeeded as a prophet is undeniable; a prominent military historian now suggests that he might not have done so had he not also been a great soldier. Best known as the founder of a major religion, Muhammad was also Islam’s first great general. While there have been numerous accounts of Muhammad the Prophet, this is the first military biography of the man.In Muhammad: Islam’s First Great General, Richard A. Gabriel shows us a warrior never before seen in antiquity-a leader of an all-new religious movement who in a single decade fought eight major battles, led eighteen raids, and planned thirty-eight other military operations. Gabriel’s study portrays Muhammad as a revolutionary who introduced military innovations that transformed armies and warfare throughout the Arab world.Gabriel analyzes the environment in which Muhammad lived and the religion he inspired as they relate to his military achievements. Gabriel explains how Muhammad changed the social composition of Arab armies by replacing traditional ways of fighting with a new command structure.Muhammad’s transformation of Arab warfare enabled his successors to establish the core of the Islamic empire-an accomplishment that, Gabriel argues, would have been militarily impossible without Muhammad’s innovations. Richard A. Gabriel challenges existing scholarship on Muhammad’s place in history and offers a viewpoint not previously attempted.
In honor of the core values and lessons embodied in this book, one-third of the net profit from this book will be dedicated to charity. This initiative reflects the timeless principles of compassion, generosity, and resilience; values inspired by the life of Prophet Muhammad. Through this contribution, the book's impact goes beyond its pages, making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.The Book is a transformative journey through the life of the most influential figure in history. This book presents the groundbreaking Muhammad's Lasting Resilience Model (MLRM), built on 4 core dimensions, 2 pillars, and 13 key elements, all designed to help individuals navigate today's adversities with resilience, strength, and purpose.This book reveals how Prophet Muhammad, guided by divine wisdom, overcame every challenge with unshakable resilience. Drawing from real-life stories, it provides a practical, actionable framework for personal, organizational, and community resilience. Uncover timeless lessons on leadership, emotional strength, moral integrity, and spiritual fortitude, and discover how to thrive in today's ever-changing world. A must-read for anyone seeking lasting resilience in the face of life's greatest challenges.
Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is undoubtebly one of the most influential persons in history. He is not only the founder of one of the world religions, but has served as a role model for Muslims throughout history. The records of his deeds and sayings are among the most important sources in various fields of Islamic learning, such as Islamic law, ritual, piety, Sufism, or political theory. Muhammad has been a main object of research in Western scholarship on Islam, and there is a huge amount of articles and books devoted to various aspects of his life, the sources of his life and his role in Islamic tradition. These articles, however, are widely dispersed; some can be found in more popular journals and books, others in smaller, less readily available publications. It is therefore reasonable to bring together the most important articles and book chapters on Muhammad in a four volume set.
How many times have you wished if the prophet was here? This book is a message of love from a human being to the best of human beings, peace and blessings be upon him. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last Messenger of Allah (God). He was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Most of his early life was spent as a merchant. The biography is in chronological order of the events of the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) from his childhood till he was called by the Lord of the universe (Allah).
A classic, secular history of the prophet Muhammad that vividly recreates the fascinating time in which Islam was born. Maxime Rodinson, both a maverick Marxist and a distinguished professor at the Sorbonne, first published his biography of Muhammad in 1960, and in the last half century the book has been widely read and established as a classic in its field. Rodinson, deeply familiar with the historical record and scholarly research into the Prophet's life, did not seek to add to it here but to introduce Muhammad, first of all, as "a man of flesh and blood" who led a life of extraordinary drama and shaped history as few others have. Equally, he sought to lay out an understanding of Muhammad's legacy and Islam as what he called an ideological movement, similar to the universalist religions of Christianity and Buddhism as well as the secular movement of Marxism, but possessing a singular commitment to "the deeply ingrained idea that Islam offers not only a path to salvation but (for many, above all) the ideal of a just society to be realized on earth." Rodinson's book begins by introducing the specific land and the larger world into which Muhammad was born and the development of his prophetic calling. It then follows the steps of his career and the way his leadership gave birth to a religion and a state. A final chapter considers the world as Islam has transformed. The book as a whole offers a vivid and indispensable account of an extraordinary man and his achievement.
L'arbre que Muhammad a plante n'est ni oriental, ni occidental, mais arabe pur. Il en a prissoin avec un esprit politique pur et une prophetie politique pure. Muhammad cet oriental brun, cet original, etait un revolutionnaire de premeir ordre et un politique de premier ordre, egalement, C'est le prophete - prophete a que, le religieux musulman, l'exegete musulman, l'lmam musulma, le Cheikh musulman et ke theoricien musulman, avaient derobe tous les attributs de chefet de leader politiwue, ne lui laissant wue les adjectifs, les rites et les cultes religieux. Ce sont eux qui avaient prive cet homme, qui a voulu sa nation libre et fiere, de toute qualite de revolutionnaire. Mais les cultes seuls serajent - ils jamais suffisants a celui qui a voulu sa nation libre et digne? Avant de Faire l ermite. m'isolant pour ecrire Muhammad le Prophete Revoluionnaire, une question ou plutot une multitude de petites questions similaires, resumant toutes une seule, m'avaient intrigue, telles que, Si Muhammad c'etait bein lui qui avait fonde un grand Etat dans le poids d'un empire, pourquoi As - Sirat prophetique ne l'Empire Arabe, comment se fait - il que l'histoire arabe n'aurait-ele pas note ces trois empires les deux disparus et le nouveau, que rarement? Tres souvent nous entendos le fondamentaliste de meme que l'intellectuel arabe parles d'une histoire fausse et falsifiee, sans pour autant nouse expliquer ni comment, no quelle est la vraie histoire arabe que reconnait le fondamentaliste et la raison arabe. Ce livre jette la lumiere sur ces questions et laisse la porte du savoir ouvrte sur une vision nouvelle du recit prophetique.
Muhammad is a shimmering, lyrical biography of the Prophet, composed from the words of Muslims throughout the centuries. Drawing on a variety of Islamic sources, from the hadith, or sayings of Muhammad and his companions, to Abbasid and Persian texts, Weinberger weaves a subtle, mystical prose poem, spanning Muhammad's birth and childhood; his adolescence, miracles and marriages; to the isra and miraj, his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascent into heaven, with the angel Jibril (Gabriel) as his guide. The result is a vivid triptych that presents the final prophet of Islam with extraordinary clarity. At a time when the Muslim world is being demonized in much of the media Muhammad provides a sense of the awe surrounding this historical and sacred figure.
