This is the definitive, objective biography of the Prophet, drawn from primary Arabic sources of the 8th and 9th centuries, and includes passages never before translated. It owes its freshness and directness of approach to the words of the men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.
About the Author(s) of Muhammad Martin Lings holds degrees from both Oxford and London University. He lectured for twelve years at Cairo University, and has served as Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts at the British Museum. He has participated in several international Islamic councils and conferences.
His other works include three books on Islamic mysticism, The Secret of Shakespeare, Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstition, and The Koranic Arts of Calligraphy and Illumination.
Praise for Muhammad: "Lings provides a wealth of detail on the life of Muhammad, the time and place of many Koranic revelations, and the foundation of Islam, all based exclusively on 8th- and 9th-century Arabic biographical sources and collections of the sayings attributed to Muhammad. General readers will find a well-written, straightforward chronological narrative; Muslim readers will appreciate the favorable treatment of Muhammad; while specialists will find a faithful and convenient rendering of source material." Joseph Gardner, California State Univ. Lib., Northridge Library Journal
Table of Contents Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
1 The House of God 2 A Great Loss 3 Quraysh of the Hollow 4 The Recovery of Loss 5 The Vow to Sacrifice a Son 6 The Need for a Prophet 7 The Year of The Elephant 8 The Desert 9 Two Bereavements 10 Bahira the Monk 11 A Pact of Chivalry 12 Questions of Marriage 13 The Household 14 The Rebuilding of the Ka'bah 15 The First Revelations 16 Worship 17 "Warn Thy Family" 18 Quraysh Take Action 19 Aws and Khazraj 20 Abu Jahl and Hamzah 21 Quraysh Make Offers and Demands 22 Leaders of Quraysh 23 Wonderment and Hope 24 Family Divisions 25 The Hour 26 Three Questions 27 Abyssinia 28 'Umar 29 The Ban and its Annulment 30 Paradise and Eternity 31 The Year of Sadness 32 "The Light of Thy Countenance" 33 After Years of Sadness 34 Yathrib Responsive 35 Many Emigrations 36 A Conspiracy 37 The Hijrah 38 The Entry into Medina 39 Harmony and Discord 40 The New Household 41 The Threshold of War 42 The March of Badr 43 The Battle of Badr 44 The Return of the Vanquished 45 The Captives 46 Bani Qaynuqa' 47 Deaths and Marriages 48 The People of the Bench 49 Desultory Warfare 50 Preparations for Battle 51 The March to Uhud 52 The Battle of Uhud 53 Revenge 54 The Burial of the Martyrs 55 After Uhud 56 Victims of Revenge 57 Bani Nadir 58 Peace and War 59 The Trench 60 The Siege 61 Bani Qurayzah 62 After the Siege 63 The Hypocrites 64 The Necklace 65 The Lie 66 The Dilemma of Quraysh 67 "A Clear Victory" 68 After Hudaybiyah 69 Khaybar 70 "Whom Lovest Thou Most?" 71 After Khaybar 72 The Lesser Pilgrimage and its Aftermath 73 Deaths and the Promise of Birth 74 A Breach of the Armistice 75 The Conquest of Mecca 76 The Battle of Hunayn and the Siege of Ta'if 77 Reconciliations 78 After the Victory 79 Tabuk 80 After Tabuk 81 The Degrees 82 The Future 83 The Farewell Pilgrimage 84 The Choice 85 The Succession and the Burial Map of Arabia (by Steven w. Johnson) Quraysh of the Hollow (genealogical tree) Note on Pronunciation of Arabic Names Key to References Index
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