The Arabian Prophet: A Life of Mohammed from Chinese and Arabic Sources (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Arabian Prophet: A Life of Mohammed From Chinese and Arabic Sources: There are some heroes in history whose lives have been rescued from obscurity many centuries after their work was accomplished; who came to their own and received their meed of praise long after they had done their work. The contrary is true of the Prophet of Arabia. His Koran, although never intended to be his autobiography, introduced the story of his life from

Ijma’ (Consensus of Opinion)

but also on the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behaviour

it is extremely important for the Muslim to be cautious and not fooled by so-called “intellectual” or “scientific” conjectures that are raised against the religion and are not in accordance with the method and practice of the scholars of Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah

and this book provides a unique

Al-Ghazali explores the meaning and significance of fraternity in Islam in this brilliant essay from his seminal work

says New York literary agent Noah Lukeman

Purifying Alms (Zakah)

and therapist

Ilyasah Shabazz gives us a unique glimpse into the childhood of her father

His erudite commentary demonstrates time and again how the principles of tasawwuf have their origins in the primary sources of Islam

and conflict resolution

and on facing pages the original Arabic text is presented