MuhammadMuhammad is a shimmering, lyrical biography of the Prophet, composed from the words of Muslims throughout the centuries. Drawing on a variety of Islamic sources, from the hadith, or sayings of Muhammad and his companions, to Abbasid and Persian texts, Weinberger weaves a subtle, mystical prose poem, spanning Muhammad’s birth and childhood; his adolescence, miracles and marriages; to the isra and miraj, his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascent into heaven, with the angel Jibril (Gabriel) as his guide. The result is a vivid triptych that presents the final prophet of Islam with extraordinary clarity. At a time when the Muslim world is being demonized in much of the media Muhammad provides a sense of the awe surrounding this historical and sacred figure. |
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Abdallah Adam Aisha Amina angel Jibril asked the food baby baby's breast baby's mouth Banu Battle of Uhud Bayt al-Mamur beautiful bird camel camphor created an angel daughter decreed dish divorced donkey dreams earth empyrean father fire fish gave God but God Hafsa hand head hell Holy holy Houri hundred and twenty-four Jibril told Kaaba Khadija Khawla Layla Light of Muhammad lizard Mariyaa the Copt marriage married Muhammad meat Mecca milk months mosque Muham Muhammad heard Musa musk Muslims named never night offered to marry paradise pen divine Prophet was born Quran received a verse rock rooster Safiyya saw an angel seas second heaven sent her back seven hundred thousand seventh heaven seventy thousand sheep shoulders snow stomach tablet Tamusa throne told Muhammad took tribe twenty-four thousand udder uncle wet nurse widow wife wives woman women suspended Yafur Zayd Zaynab