Making of the Last Prophet A Reconstruction of the Earliest Biography of Muhammad

Name: Making of the Last Prophet A Reconstruction of the Earliest Biography of Muhammad
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ISBN: 9780872496231

ISBN-10: 0872496236

ISBN-13: 9780872496231

Edition: 1989

Authors: Gordon Darnell Newby

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The sacred biography of Muhammad has shaped Muslims' perceptions of the place of Islam in the religious history of the world and located the Islamic founder and prophet as the last of God's messengers. As Muslims established political control over ancient Jewish and Christian communities, they also claimed hegemony over the panorama of biblical prophets and holy men. In the eighth century, the author of the first complete biography of Muhammad set out a plan for a history of the world that culminated with the advent of Muhammad and the religion of Islam. The biography not only gave the details of Muhammad's life but also retold the stories of past prophets from an Islamic perspective. The…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Publication date: 5/30/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Gordon D. Nerby is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Director of the Institute for Comparative and International Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. He has won several awards and honours for his work on the history of the Middle East, and is the author of several books and numerous articles on this subject.