Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman
Have a look at this book - Muhammad, Prophet and Statesman - by W. Montomgery Watt. It is online, courtesy the publisher and Google Books. On its back cover, we read this about the work:
A short account of the life and achievements of one of the great figures of
history, this volume also serves as an excellent introduction to oneof the
world's major religions. Written with objectivity, the book opens with a
background chapter on the birth and early life of the Prophet in Mecca.
Dr. Watt tells of Muhammad's struggle to make his way as an untrained
orphan in the city's commercial world, and his call to prophethood as a result
of visions. He recounts the writing down of the Prophet's revelations in the
Qur'an (with an explanation of its passages); Muhammad's betrayal, expulsion
from Mecca, and migration to Medina; and his rise to political power in Arabia.
Throughout, Dr. Watt makes clear the social and political background out of
which Islam was born...
W. Montgomery Watt retired in 1979 as Professor of Arabic and Islamic
Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Muhammad at Medina,
of which this book is essentially an abridgement.
CreditsBook cover image, online courtesy Amazon.
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