Muhammad and the Believers - At the Origins of Islam

Informationen zum Autor Fred M. Donner is Professor of Near Eastern History in the Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Klappentext Offers a vision of how Islam first evolved. This title argues that the origins of Islam lie in what we may call the Believers' movement begun by the prophet Muhammad - a movement of religious reform emphasizing strict monotheism and righteous behavior in conformity with God's revealed law. Zusammenfassung Offers a vision of how Islam first evolved. This title argues that the origins of Islam lie in what we may call the Believers' movement begun by the prophet Muhammad - a movement of religious reform emphasizing strict monotheism and righteous behavior in conformity with God's revealed law.

Product details

• Authors: Fred M. Donner, Donner Fred M.
• Publisher: Belknap press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2012
• EAN: 9780674064140
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06414-0
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General