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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequenes ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a journey that is both literal and historical, host Rageh Omaar retraces the footsteps of the Prophet, from his beginnings in Mecca to his struggles with accepting his Prophetic role; from his flight to Medina to his subsequent military and political successes and failures, through to his death and his legacy.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Muhammad was born in 570 CE, and over the following sixty years built a thriving spiritual community, laying the foundations of a religion that changed the course of world history. There is more historical data on his life than on that of the founder of any other major faith, and yet his story is little known. Karen Armstrong's researched biography of Muhammad enables readers to understand the true origins and spirituality of a faith that is all too...
4) Muhammad
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.
9) Muhammad
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
94 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
©1992
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This biography attempts to strip away centuries of distortion and myth and present a balanced view of Muhammad, the man whose religion, Islam, continues to dramatically affect the course of history.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of Muhammad that reveals his centrality in the devotions of modern Muslims, exploring the role of women in Islam, tensions with other religions, and the role of cyberspace in Islam's evolution.
18) The Prophet's diplomacy: the art of negotiation as conceived and developed by the Prophet of Islam
Author
Publisher
C. Stark
Pub. Date
[1975]
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 142 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
ISI Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xvii, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Is there any sound historical evidence that the prophet of Islam actually existed, or is the entire story of Muhammad fable or fiction? It is a question that few have thought-or dared-to ask. Virtually everyone, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, takes for granted that the prophet of Islam lived as a prophet, as well as a political and military leader, in seventh-century Arabia. But, this widely accepted story begins to crumble on close examination. In...
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