Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
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To the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, the founder of their faith, the Prophet Muhammad, is history’s most significant figure. Born in 570 CE in the city of Mecca, on the Arabian Peninsula, Muhammad underwent a series of mystical experiences, believed by Muslims to be revelations from the archangel Gabriel. The holy book of Islam, the Qur’an, is a compilation of these revelations, and is thus regarded by Muslims as divinely inspired. In a “very short” study, Jonathan A. C. Brown analyzes the Prophet’s life and his place in Islamic scholarship (siras) and traditions (sunnah). Brown also explains some of the different interpretations of Muhammad’s life within Islamic and Western thought.
ISBN
9780199559282
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
Oxford, NY
Document Type
Book
Keywords
Muslim Journeys, Muslim, Prophet, Qur'an, Islamic scholarship, Islamic traditions, Islamic thought, Western thought, Siras, Sunnah
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Religion
Recommended Citation
Brown, Jonathan A. C., "Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction" (2011). Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys. 19.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/muslim-journeys-books/19
