Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters

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Harper Collins, Oct 29, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 355 pages
In 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.

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Omid Safi
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Omid Safi
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Omid Safi
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About the author (2009)

Omid Safi, Ph.D., is professor of Islamic studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he specializes in Islamic mysticism (Sufism), contemporary Islamic thought, and medieval Islamic history. He is also the author of The Politics of Knowledge in Premodern Islam and the editor of Progressive Muslims.

Bibliographic information

TitleMemories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters
AuthorOmid Safi
Editionunabridged
PublisherHarper Collins, 2009
ISBN0061959715, 9780061959714
Length355 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Religious
History / Middle East / General
Religion / Islam / General
  
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