In the footsteps of the prophet : lessons from the life of Muhammad / Tariq Ramadan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramadan, Tariq.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Appreciation.

Muḥammad.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Ethics.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Teachings.

Muslims--Conduct of life.

Muslims.

Islamic ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now, in his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a marvelous biography of the Prophet Muhammad, one that highlights the spiritual and ethical teachings of one of the most influential figures in human history. Here is a fresh and perceptive look at Muhammad, capturing a life that was often eventful, gripping, and highly charged. Ramadan provides both an intimate portrait of a man wh

Contents:

Encounter with the sacred

Birth and education

Personality and spiritual quest

Revelation, knowledge

The message and adversity

Resistance, humility, and exile

Trials, elevation, and hopes

Hijrah

Medina, life, and war

Teachings and defeat

Tricks and treason

A dream, peace

Coming home

At home, over there

Debtless

In history, for eternity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-974111-5

1-281-99846-X

9786611998462

0-19-970546-1

OCLC:

317144429