Memories of Muhammad - Why the Prophet Matters

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.>

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Omid Safi, Safi Omid
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780061231346
• ISBN: 978-0-06-123134-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Religion: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, ISLAMIC STUDIES: RELIGION, HISTORY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Religious, RELIGION: ISLAM & THE MIDDLE EAST, HISTORY: Middle East / General, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, RELIGION: Islam / General, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: RELIGION