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n Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters, leading Islamic scholar Omid Safi presents a portrait of Muhammad that reveals his centrality in the devotions of modern Muslims around the world. This religious biography offers new insights into Islam, covering such hot button issues such as the spread of Islam, holy wars, the role of women, the significance of Jerusalem, tensions with Jews and Christians, wahabbi Islam, and the role of cyberspace in the evolution of the religion.
Book Description
Who was the historical Muhammad, and how do Muslims remember him—as a holy prophet, a cultural revolutionary, a military leader, or a spiritual mystic? Unending media coverage of extremist fanatics, the controversy over offensive cartoon depictions of Muhammad, and fatwas against journalists and authors are all hard to ignore and have prejudiced our Western perceptions of Muslims and their founder. This definitive biography of the founder of Islam by a leading Muslim-American scholar will reveal invaluable new insights, finally providing a fully three-dimensional portrait of Muhammad and the one billion people who follow him today.
Memories of Muhammad presents Muhammad as a lens through which to view both the genesis of Islamic religion and the grand sweep of Islamic history—right up to the hot button issues of the day, such as the spread of Islam, holy wars, the status of women, the significance of Jerusalem, and current tensions with Jews, Hindus, and Christians. It also provides a rare glimpse into how Muslims spiritually connect to God through their Prophet, in the mosque, in the home, and even in cyberspace.
This groundbreaking book offers the opportunity to move from telling Muhammad's story to talking about how different Muslims throughout Islamic history have both honored and contested Muhammad's legacy.
Author Extras
* Omid Safi Biography
Critical Praise for Memories of Muhammad
“A fresh investigation of Islam’s Prophet that uncovers a complex personality. . . . [Safi’s] depiction of a profoundly humane and compassionate visionary offers a much needed corrective to the darker perspective promulgated by some Islamic extremists.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“A fresh investigation of Islam’s Prophet that uncovers a complex personality. . . . [Safi’s] depiction of a profoundly humane and compassionate visionary offers a much needed corrective to the darker perspective promulgated by some Islamic extremists.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“A fresh investigation of Islam’s Prophet that uncovers a complex personality. . . . [Safi’s] depiction of a profoundly humane and compassionate visionary offers a much needed corrective to the darker perspective promulgated by some Islamic extremists.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. [Safi] correctly identified the Prophet Muhammad as a central point of confusion for non-Muslims and produced this book to help guide us in understanding the significance of this major religious figure. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit.com
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. [Safi] correctly identified the Prophet Muhammad as a central point of confusion for non-Muslims and produced this book to help guide us in understanding the significance of this major religious figure. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit.com
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. [Safi] correctly identified the Prophet Muhammad as a central point of confusion for non-Muslims and produced this book to help guide us in understanding the significance of this major religious figure. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit.com
“Safi traces the three important stages of Muhammad’s life: his climb up the mountain to receive God’s revelation (through the prophet Gabriel); his flight from Mecca and Jerusalem to heaven where he has a direct encounter with God; and his migration from Mecca to Medina and back..”
— Raleigh News and Observer
“Safi traces the three important stages of Muhammad’s life: his climb up the mountain to receive God’s revelation (through the prophet Gabriel); his flight from Mecca and Jerusalem to heaven where he has a direct encounter with God; and his migration from Mecca to Medina and back..”
— Raleigh News and Observer
“Safi traces the three important stages of Muhammad’s life: his climb up the mountain to receive God’s revelation (through the prophet Gabriel); his flight from Mecca and Jerusalem to heaven where he has a direct encounter with God; and his migration from Mecca to Medina and back..”
— Raleigh News and Observer
[Memories of Muhammad] attempts to discover the true Muhammad obscured by both hagiography and militant extremism...Safi is on the front edge of a generation of scholars who, with one foot in both worlds, are trying to explain Islam and the West to each other.”
— Religion News Service
[Memories of Muhammad] attempts to discover the true Muhammad obscured by both hagiography and militant extremism...Safi is on the front edge of a generation of scholars who, with one foot in both worlds, are trying to explain Islam and the West to each other.”
— Religion News Service
[Memories of Muhammad] attempts to discover the true Muhammad obscured by both hagiography and militant extremism...Safi is on the front edge of a generation of scholars who, with one foot in both worlds, are trying to explain Islam and the West to each other.”
— Religion News Service
“Omid Safi… brings the prophet into clearer focus with his book “Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters.” Safi provides a sweeping look at Muhammad’s life and explores many of the controversial issues that color modern perceptions.”
— Washington Post Book World Blog
“Omid Safi… brings the prophet into clearer focus with his book “Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters.” Safi provides a sweeping look at Muhammad’s life and explores many of the controversial issues that color modern perceptions.”
— Washington Post Book World Blog
“Omid Safi… brings the prophet into clearer focus with his book “Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters.” Safi provides a sweeping look at Muhammad’s life and explores many of the controversial issues that color modern perceptions.”
— Washington Post Book World Blog
“Omid Safi... has written a rounded and revealing portrait of the life, work, and legacies of Muhammad.”
— Spirituality and Practice
“Omid Safi... has written a rounded and revealing portrait of the life, work, and legacies of Muhammad.”
— Spirituality and Practice
“Omid Safi... has written a rounded and revealing portrait of the life, work, and legacies of Muhammad.”
— Spirituality and Practice
“Safi responds to all these Muhammad problems by giving us a highly readable and interesting retelling of the story of this man... [and] provides important background for anyone who wants to understand our friends and enemies among the more than one billion people who embrace Islam.”
— The Pilot
“Safi responds to all these Muhammad problems by giving us a highly readable and interesting retelling of the story of this man... [and] provides important background for anyone who wants to understand our friends and enemies among the more than one billion people who embrace Islam.”
— The Pilot
“Safi responds to all these Muhammad problems by giving us a highly readable and interesting retelling of the story of this man... [and] provides important background for anyone who wants to understand our friends and enemies among the more than one billion people who embrace Islam.”
— The Pilot
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit
“This book ranks as a milestone for non-Muslim readers. When most of the other books in this era are forgotten, people will continue to read Memories of Muhammad.”
— Read the Spirit
“Safi makes his argument by simply and beautifully narrating the life of Muhammad. Beyond offering a biography of the spiritual leader, Safi explicates his spiritual teachings and describes how he has been remembered by Muslims over 1,400 years.”
— Boston Globe
“Safi makes his argument by simply and beautifully narrating the life of Muhammad. Beyond offering a biography of the spiritual leader, Safi explicates his spiritual teachings and describes how he has been remembered by Muslims over 1,400 years.”
— Boston Globe
“Safi makes his argument by simply and beautifully narrating the life of Muhammad. Beyond offering a biography of the spiritual leader, Safi explicates his spiritual teachings and describes how he has been remembered by Muslims over 1,400 years.”
— Boston Globe
“For Muslims, the book is a #######ing call to return to our spiritual roots, an element of faith that these days seems to be lost in the constant social commentary we are forced to engage in about Islam. For non-Muslims, Safi’s explanation of Muhammad as the bridge between humanity and the Divine, insofar as emulating him brings one closer to Him, helps explain the connection Muslims have to their Prophet. In a time when the Prophet is so deeply misunderstood, such an emotional bond can go a long way in healing interreligious wounds.”
— The Washington Post’s “On Faith”
“For Muslims, the book is a #######ing call to return to our spiritual roots, an element of faith that these days seems to be lost in the constant social commentary we are forced to engage in about Islam. For non-Muslims, Safi’s explanation of Muhammad as the bridge between humanity and the Divine, insofar as emulating him brings one closer to Him, helps explain the connection Muslims have to their Prophet. In a time when the Prophet is so deeply misunderstood, such an emotional bond can go a long way in healing interreligious wounds.”
— The Washington Post’s “On Faith”
“For Muslims, the book is a #######ing call to return to our spiritual roots, an element of faith that these days seems to be lost in the constant social commentary we are forced to engage in about Islam. For non-Muslims, Safi’s explanation of Muhammad as the bridge between humanity and the Divine, insofar as emulating him brings one closer to Him, helps explain the connection Muslims have to their Prophet. In a time when the Prophet is so deeply misunderstood, such an emotional bond can go a long way in healing interreligious wounds.”
— The Washington Post’s “On Faith”
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ISBN: 9780061959714; ISBN10: 0061959715; Imprint: HarperCollins e-books ; On Sale: 11/17/2009; Format: E-Book; Trimsize: ; Pages: 0; $19.99; Ages: 18 and Up
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Who was the historical Muhammad, and how do Muslims remember him—as a holy prophet, a cultural revolutionary, a military leader, or a spiritual mystic? Unending media coverage of extremist fanatics, the controversy over offensive cartoon depictions of Muhammad, and fatwas against journalists and...
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| Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 02:46 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 02:47 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 02:59 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 03:10 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 02:23 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 09:24 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 10:14 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 10:27 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 10:29 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 10:41 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-06-10, 10:47 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-07-10, 01:17 PM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-08-10, 00:35 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-08-10, 03:16 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-08-10, 03:20 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-08-10, 03:28 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-08-10, 03:42 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-11-10, 02:41 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-11-10, 02:55 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-11-10, 02:59 AM |
| Re: Memories of Muhammad Why the Prophet Matters | سيف اليزل برعي البدوي | 03-11-10, 03:02 AM |
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سيف اليزل برعي البدوي
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