The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad (Cambridge Companions to Religion)

As The Messenger Of God, Muhammad Stands At The Heart Of The Islamic Religion, Revered By Muslims Throughout The World. The Cambridge Companion To Muhammad Comprises A Collection Of Essays By Some Of The Most Accomplished Scholars In The Field Exploring The Life And Legacy Of The Prophet. The Book Is Divided Into Three Sections, The First Charting His Biography And The Milieu Into Which He Was Born, The Revelation Of The Qur'ān, And His Role Within The Early Muslim Community. The Second Part Assesses His Legacy As A Law-maker, Philosopher, And Politician And, Finally, In The Third Part, Chapters Examine How Muhammad Has Been Remembered Across History In Biography, Prose, Poetry, And, Most Recently, In Film And Fiction. Essays Are Written To Engage And Inform Students, Teachers, And Readers Coming To The Subject For The First Time. They Will Come Away With A Deeper Appreciation Of The Breadth Of The Islamic Tradition, Of The Centrality Of The Role Of The Prophet In That Tradition, And, Indeed, Of What It Means To Be A Muslim Today.--publisher's Website. Arabian Context Of Muḥammad's Life / Walid A. Saleh -- Muḥammad's Message In Mecca: Warnings, Signs, And Miracles / Uri Rubin -- Glimpses Of Muḥammad's Medinan Decade / Michael Lecker -- Prophet As Lawgiver And Legal Authority / Joseph E. Lowry -- Personal Piety / Robert Gleave -- Muḥammad As The Pole Of Existence / Carl W. Ernst -- Prophet Muḥammad In Ritual / Marion Holmes Katz -- Muslim Philosophers' Rationalist Explanation Of Muḥammad's Prophecy / Frank Griffel -- Where Earth And Heaven Meet: Remembering Muḥammad As Head Of State / Asma Afsaruddin -- Muḥammad In Sūfī Eyes: Phophetic Legitimacy In Medieval Iran And Central Asia / Shahzad Bashir -- European Accounts Of Muḥammad's Life / John V. Tolan -- Religious Biography Of The Prophet Muḥammad In Twenty-first-century Indonesia / Anna M. Gade -- Images Of Muḥammad In Literature, Art, And Music / Amir Hussain -- Muḥammad In The Future / Abdulkader Tayob Edited By Jonathan E. Brockopp. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover Page......Page 1 About the book: The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad......Page 2 The Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion, Other titles in the series......Page 4 Title: The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad......Page 6 ISBN 9780521886079......Page 7 Contents......Page 10 List of figures......Page 12 List of maps......Page 14 Notes on contributors......Page 16 Introduction......Page 20 Part I Muhammad in his world......Page 38 1 The Arabian context of Muhammad’s life......Page 40 2 Muhammad’s message in Mecca: warnings, signs, and miracles......Page 58 3 Glimpses of Muhammad’s Medinan decade......Page 80 Part II Muhammad in history......Page 100 4 The Prophet as lawgiver and legal authority......Page 102 5 Personal piety......Page 122 6 Muhammad as the pole of existence......Page 142 7 The Prophet Muhammad in ritual......Page 158 8 Muslim philosophers’ rationalist explanation of Muhammad’s prophecy......Page 177 9 Where earth and heaven meet: remembering Muhammad as head of state......Page 199 Part III Muhammad in memory......Page 218 10 Muhammad in Sufi eyes: prophetic legitimacy in medieval Iran and Central Asia......Page 220 11 European accounts of Muhammad’s life......Page 245 12 Religious biography of the Prophet Muhammad in twenty-first-century Indonesia......Page 270 13 Images of Muhammad in literature, art, and music......Page 293 14 Epilogue: Muhammad in the future......Page 312 Index of Qur'an verses......Page 328 General Index......Page 332 Other titles in the series (Continued from page iii)......Page 345 Cover Page 1 About the book: The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad 2 The Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion, Other titles in the series 4 Title: The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad 6 ISBN 9780521886079 7 Contents 10 List of figures 12 List of maps 14 Notes on contributors 16 Introduction 20 Part I Muhammad in his world 38 1 The Arabian context of Muhammad’s life 40 2 Muhammad’s message in Mecca: warnings, signs, and miracles 58 3 Glimpses of Muhammad’s Medinan decade 80 Part II Muhammad in history 100 4 The Prophet as lawgiver and legal authority 102 5 Personal piety 122 6 Muhammad as the pole of existence 142 7 The Prophet Muhammad in ritual 158 8 Muslim philosophers’ rationalist explanation of Muhammad’s prophecy 177 9 Where earth and heaven meet: remembering Muhammad as head of state 199 Part III Muhammad in memory 218 10 Muhammad in Sufi eyes: prophetic legitimacy in medieval Iran and Central Asia 220 11 European accounts of Muhammad’s life 245 12 Religious biography of the Prophet Muhammad in twenty-first-century Indonesia 270 13 Images of Muhammad in literature, art, and music 293 14 Epilogue: Muhammad in the future 312 Index of Qur'an verses 328 General Index 332 Other titles in the series (Continued from page iii) 345 ISBN 9780521886079 (hbk.),9780521713726 (pbk.) "As the Messenger of God, Muhammad stands at the heart of the Islamic religion, revered by Muslims throughout the world. The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad comprises a collection of essays by some of the most accomplished scholars in the field exploring the life and legacy of the Prophet. The book is divided into three sections, the first charting his biography and the milieu into which he was born, the revelation of the Qur'aÌ#x84;n, and his role within the early Muslim community. The second part assesses his legacy as a law-maker, philosopher, and politician and, finally, in the third part, chapters examine how Muhammad has been remembered across history in biography, prose, poetry, and, most recently, in film and fiction. Essays are written to engage and inform students, teachers, and readers coming to the subject for the first time. They will come away with a deeper appreciation of the breadth of the Islamic tradition, of the centrality of the role of the Prophet in that tradition, and, indeed, of what it means to be a Muslim today."--Publisher's website Here, some of the most accomplished scholars in the field explore the life and legacy of the Prophet. Readers will come away with a deeper appreciation of the role of the Prophet in Islamic tradition and what it means to be a Muslim today