{"product_id":"the-historical-muhammad-hardback-9780745639987","title":"The Historical Muhammad (Hardback) 9780745639987","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Historical Muhammad\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIrving M. Zeitlin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745639987, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 January 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Zeitlin’s approach is novel and intriguing.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book will be of value to serious students of Islamic history as well as educated readers generally. Both groups will be well able to navigate the historical and historiographical landscapes of the rise of Islam – with the foundational qualities that enabled it to develop into a world religion. The pursuit of certainty in discerning and understanding Muhammad’s historical biography and the rise of his religious movement is ongoing, and Irving Zeitlin has provided a clear, balanced, and plausible account using traditional sources and modern scholarly theories and interpretations.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrederick M. Denny, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Colorado at Boulder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is very important for Muslims and non-Muslims alike to understand the importance of the Prophet Muhammad because he is so central to Islam. \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Muhammad\u003c\/i\u003e contributes significantly to the discussion of the life of the Prophet, a subject highly relevant to our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAkbar S. Admed, \u003ci\u003eAmerican University, Washington DC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlin's chief aim is to catch glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. Islam, as its Prophet came to conceive it, was a strict and absolute monotheism. How Muhammad had arrived at this view is not a problem for Muslims, who believe that the Prophet received a revelation from Allah or God, mediated by the Angel Gabriel. For scholars, however, interested in placing Muhammad in the historical context of the seventh-century Arabian Peninsula, the source of the Prophets inspiration is a significant question. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is apparent that the two earlier monotheisms, Judaism and Christianity, constituted an influential presence in the Hijaz, the region comprising Mecca and Medina. Indeed, Jewish communities were salient here, especially in Medina and other not-too-distant oases. Moreover, in addition to the presence of Jews and Christians, there existed a third category of individuals, the Hanifs, who, dissatisfied with their polytheistic beliefs, had developed monotheistic ideas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZeitlin assesses the extent to which these various influences shaped the emergence of Islam and the development of the Prophets beliefs. He also seeks to understand how the process set in motion by Muhammad led, not long after his death, to the establishment of a world empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction and Overview of the Life of Muhammad\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDonner’s Reply to the Skeptics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnter Muhammad: An Overview\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Battle of the Trench\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter One Ibn Khaldun’s Social and Economic Theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBedouins and Sedentary Peoples\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsabiyah\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Two Pre-Islamic Arabia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Hijaz on the Eve of the Rise of Islam\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePre-Islamic Religion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Three The Role of Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho was the Sacrificial Son?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Islamic Theory that Abraham, Ishmael and Hagar Traveled to the Valley of Mecca\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAbraham, Ishmael and the Kaaba\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWilliam Muir on the Abrahamic Question\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMuir on the Founding of Mecca and the Abrahamic Legend\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Four Recent and Current Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Religion of Mecca\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Kaaba and Its Devotees\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHanifiya and the Religion of Abraham\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eG.E. von Grunebaum, “The Nature of Arab Unity Before Islam”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eM.J.Kister, “Al-Hira: Some Notes on Its Relations with Arabia”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoseph Henninger, “Pre-Islamic Bedouin Religion”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoshe Gil, “Jews of Yathrib”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFazlur Rahman, “Pre-Foundations of the Muslim Community in Mecca”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUri Rubin, “Hanifiyya and Ka ‘ba: An Inquiry into the Arabian Background of Din Ibrahim”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore on Pre-Islamic Religion in the Arabian Peninsula\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHamilton A.R. Gibb, “Pre-Islamic Monotheism in Arabia”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eW. Montgomery Watt, “Belief in a ‘High God’ in Pre-Islamic Mecca”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUri Rubin, “The Kaaba: Aspects of Its Ritual Functions and Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Five Possible Influences on Muhammad’s Inspiration\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJewish Historians on the Jews of Arabia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBaron on Pre-Islamic, Arab-Jewish Relations in Arabia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Six The Jews of Arabia: A Recent Re-Examination\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Seven Richard Bell’s Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Eight W. Montgomery Watt’s Muhammad at Mecca\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Daughters of Allah or the So-called Satanic Verses\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore on the “Daughters of Allah” Affair\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Sociological Argument\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eW. Montgomery Watt’s Muhammad at Medina\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Nine Muhammad at Medina: William Muir’s Analysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMuhammad and the Jewish Tribes of Medina\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Battle of Badr\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent Research on the Massacre of the B. Qurayza\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Conquest of Khaybar\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Ten Muhammad and the Jews\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMuhammad and the Jews: G.D. Newby’s Re-Examination of the Evidence\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven Concluding Sociological Reflections\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAbu Bakr and the Ridda\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407305109784,"sku":"9780745639987","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745639987.jpg?v=1784160493","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-historical-muhammad-hardback-9780745639987","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}