Muhammad

by Lings, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781594771538
• ISBN10: 1594771537
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-06
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

A revised edition of the internationally acclaimed biography of the prophet

• Includes important additions about the prophet’s spread of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states

• Contains original English translations from 8th and 9th century biographies, presented in authoritative language

• Represents the final updates made on the text before the author’s death in 2005

Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet’s life, it contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.

Scrupulous and exhaustive in its fidelity to its sources, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources is presented in a narrative style that is easily comprehensible, yet authentic and inspiring in its use of language, reflecting both the simplicity and grandeur of the story it tells. This revised edition includes new sections detailing the prophet’s expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. It represents the final updates made to the text before the author’s death in 2005. The book has been published in 12 languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerate Conference in Islamabad.

Author Biography

Martin Lings’ <em>Muhammad</em> is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. This revised edition incorporates important additions about the prophet’s expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. It represents the final updates made to the text before the author’s death in 2005.

Table of Contents

A Note on the Pronunciation of Arabic Names	vii
Map of Arabia	viii
Quraysh of the Hollow (genealogical tree)	ix
Key to References	x
1 The House of God	1	(3)
2 A Great Loss	4	(2)
3 Quraysh of the Hollow	6	(4)
4 The Recovery of a Loss	10	(2)
5 The Vow to Sacrifice a Son	12	(3)
6 The Need for a Prophet	15	(4)
7 The Year of the Elephant	19	(4)
8 The Desert	23	(4)
9 Two Bereavements	27	(2)
10 Bahirà the Monk	29	(2)
11 A Pact of Chivalry	31	(2)
12 Questions of Marriage	33	(4)
13 The Household	37	(5)
14 The Rebuilding of the Ka'bah	42	(2)
15 The First Revelations	44	(3)
16 Worship	47	(5)
17 "Warn Thy Family"	52	(2)
18 Quraysh Take Action	54	(4)
19 Aws and Khazraj	58	(2)
20 Abu Jahl and Hamzah	60	(2)
21 Quraysh Make Offers and Demands	62	(4)
22 Leaders of Quraysh	66	(3)
23 Wonderment and Hope	69	(3)
24 Family Divisions	72	(5)
25 The Hour	77	(2)
26 Three Questions	79	(4)
27 Abyssinia	83	(4)
28 'Umar	87	(3)
29 The Ban and its Annulment	90	(5)
30 Paradise and Eternity	95	(3)
31 The Year of Sadness	98	(6)
32 "The Light of Thy Countenance"	104	(4)
33 After the Year of Sadness	108	(3)
34 Yathrib Responsive	111	(5)
35 Many Emigrations	116	(3)
36 A Conspiracy	119	(2)
37 The Hijrah	121	(5)
38 The Entry into Medina	126	(2)
39 Harmony and Discord	128	(7)
40 The New Household	135	(3)
41 The Threshold of War	138	(3)
42 The March to Badr	141	(8)
43 The Battle of Badr	149	(8)
44 The Return of the Vanquished	157	(2)
45 The Captives	159	(5)
46 Bani Qaynuqd'	164	(3)
47 Deaths and Marriages	167	(5)
48 The People of the Bench	172	(3)
49 Desultory Warfare	175	(2)
50 Preparations for Battle	177	(5)
51 The March to Uhud	182	(3)
52 The Battle of Uhud	185	(9)
53 Revenge	194	(3)
54 The Burial of the Martyrs	197	(4)
55 After Uhud	201	(4)
56 Victims of Revenge	205	(4)
57 Bani Nadir	209	(3)
58 Peace and War	212	(10)
59 The Trench	222	(5)
60 The Siege	227	(10)
61 Bani Qurayzah	237	(5)
62 After the Siege	242	(3)
63 The Hypocrites	245	(3)
64 The Necklace	248	(3)
65 The Lie	251	(4)
66 The Dilemma of Quraysh	255	(5)
67 "A Clear Victory"	260	(5)
68 After Hudaybiyah	265	(6)
69 Khaybar	271	(8)
70 "Whom Lovest Thou Most?"	279	(4)
71 After Khaybar	283	(7)
72 The Lesser Pilgrimage and its Aftermath	290	(7)
73 Syria	297	(7)
74 A Breach of the Armistice	304	(6)
75 The Conquest of Mecca	310	(7)
76 The Battle of Hunayn and the Siege of Ta'if	317	(4)
77 Reconciliations	321	(5)
78 After the Victory	326	(4)
79 Tabuk	330	(4)
80 After Tabuk	334	(7)
81 The Degrees	341	(4)
82 The Future	345	(3)
83 The Farewell Pilgrimage	348	(5)
84 The Choice	353	(6)
85 The Succession and the Burial	359	(4)
Index	363