The Life and Times of MuhammadCooper Square Press, 2001 - 416 pages The founder of Islam, the prophet Muhammad (571-632 A.D.) brought to the people of Arabia a new religion that completely transformed the Middle East and the world beyond. Glubb, who spent much of his adult life among the Bedouin of Arabia, here describes the social milieu, personality, religious message, family life, battles, and far-reaching influence of the Prophet. In Glubb's accessible account of the life of Muhammad, written for the general reader, the author explains how the age in which Muhammad lived influenced him, and describes the impact his personality had on Islam. Glubb offers insight into the atmosphere, suffused with Jewish, Christian, and polytheist thought, in which the Prophet perceived his religious mission; his attitudes towards women and his relationships with his wives; and the battles he lead to insure the survival of his followers, confronting enemies at Bedr and Uhud and eventually capturing the key city of Mecca. |
Contents
Authors Notes | 15 |
Arabia and Its People | 19 |
Kings of Arabia | 39 |
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Abbas Abdul Muttalib Abdulla ibn Ubay Abu Bekr Abu Jahal Abu Lahab Abu Sofian Abu Talib Abyssinia Aisha alleged Apostle Apostle's Arab Arabia asked battle Battle of Uhud bedouin Bedr believers Byzantine called camels caravan Chapter chief Christian clan conquests converts daughter death desert Egypt Emigrants Empire enemy fighting Ghassan Ghatafan Hamza Hashim Hawazin Hejaz Helpers Himyarite Hira Hudaibiya hundred ibn abi Talib Ibn Ishaq idolaters idols Islam Jewish Jews Kaaba Khadija Khalid Khazraj Kheibar Khuzaa killed Kinana Lakhmid leaders of Quraish lived Makhzoom married Mecca Messenger Messenger of God mosque Muhammad Muslims Nadheer nomadic oasis Othman party perhaps Persian pilgrimage prayers preaching Prophet Qoran Quraidha raid religion religious replied revelation Saad ibn seems seen sent seventh century slave Sulaim sword Syria Taif Tebook told tradition tribal tribes tribesmen Uhud Umaiya Umar uncle Utba verse victory women Yathrib Yemen Zaid ibn Haritha Zainab