Muhammad

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By (author) Michael Cook; By (author) Cook, Michael

Short /annotation
Just over a sixth of the world”s population subscribes to the Muslim belief that `there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Messenger”. Michael Cook gives an incisive account of the man who inspired this faith, drawing on the traditional Muslim sources to describe Muhammad”s life and teaching.


Just over a sixth of the world”s population subscribes to the Muslim belief that `there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Messenger”. Michael Cook gives an incisive account of the man who inspired this faith, drawing on the traditional Muslim sources to describe Muhammad”s life and teaching.He also attempts to stand back from this traditional picture to question how far it is historically justified.

Review quote
a moving introduction to the prophet and a very necessary one

Biographical note
Michael Cook is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.He is the author of several books on the history of the Middle East.

Publisher”s notice
Michael Cook is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.He is the author of several books on the history of the Middle East.

Review quote: previous edition
`a moving introduction to the prophet and a very necessary one”Listener