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Record Nr.

UNINA9910658771603321

Autore

Ramadan Tariq

Titolo

In the footsteps of the prophet [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the life of Muhammad  / / Tariq Ramadan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-974111-5

1-281-99846-X

9786611998462

0-19-970546-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

297.63

297.63B

Soggetti

Muslims - Conduct of life

Islamic ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Encounter with the sacred -- Birth and education -- Personality and spiritual quest -- Revelation, knowledge -- The message and adversity -- Resistance, humility, and exile -- Trials, elevation, and hopes -- Hijrah -- Medina, life, and war -- Teachings and defeat -- Tricks and treason -- A dream, peace -- Coming home -- At home, over there -- Debtless -- In history, for eternity.

Sommario/riassunto

Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now, in his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a marvelous biography of the Prophet Muhammad, one that highlights the spiritual and ethical teachings of one of the most influential figures in human history. Here is a fresh and perceptive look at Muhammad, capturing a life that was often eventful, gripping, and highly charged. Ramadan provides both an intimate portrait of a man wh