Recommend a biography of Muhammad?
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Topic: Recommend a biography of Muhammad?
Posted By: Ron Webb
Subject: Recommend a biography of Muhammad?
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:20pm
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Can anyone please recommend a good biography of Muhammad? I'm looking for something that tells the story as accurately as possible and in a way that Muslims would find acceptable. Preferably a source that is available on the Internet (either a Web site or a public domain text such as something on Project Gutenberg). If you recommend a printed book, I could look for it at my public library but the odds of finding it are slim. ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
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Posted By: Alwardah
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 9:21am
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Hi The Sealed Nectar by Saif-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri is a good I would highly recommend.
I hope you can get it online. ------------- �Verily your Lord is quick in punishment; yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful (Surah Al-An�am 6:165) "Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him is our return" (Surah Baqarah 2: 155) |
Posted By: Alwardah
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 9:22am
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Hi Rob
Here's a link
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/index.htm - http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/index.htm
------------- �Verily your Lord is quick in punishment; yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful (Surah Al-An�am 6:165) "Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him is our return" (Surah Baqarah 2: 155) |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 11:15am
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Thanks Alwardah! I'll load it on my PDA.
P.S.: Wikipedia says, "The revised edition of the book consists of just less than 600 pages." Ouch! I'm not saying I won't read it, but is there a "Coles Notes" version? It'll be a while before I have time for a six hundred page book...  ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: Alwardah
Date Posted: 05 October 2008 at 6:18am
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Hi Rob
Take you time...........600 pages is a lot but it will be worthwhile in the end.
Peace ------------- �Verily your Lord is quick in punishment; yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful (Surah Al-An�am 6:165) "Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him is our return" (Surah Baqarah 2: 155) |
Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 05 October 2008 at 10:26am
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Assalamu alaikum Brother webb. The website site provided by Alwardah is worth exploring for from the contents of the Book you may be satisfied. But precisely what are you looking for in the biography of the holy Prophet? Are you fully conversant with what the Bible says on Prophet Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus? You see these Prophets were also mentioned in the holy Qur�an. Have you ever read the commentary of the Bible by Reverend Matthew Henry? Understanding the biography of Muhammad begins by understanding his relationship with on what was revealed before him. Imagine Allah saying to him, �So if you (Muhammad) are in doubt concerning that which We have revealed unto you, then ask those who are reading the Book (OT and NT) before you. Verily, the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those who doubt (it)�. Allah warned him not to say anything about the OT and NT, �And be not of those who belie the Ayat of Allah, for then you shall be one of the losers�. You will understand now what Muhammad in reality came to do. He did not come to quarrel argue or fight the Children of Israel. Now if you understood what was revealed to Muhammad on these Prophets, then you move to Madina to understand the Shari�a. You will find that the Shari�a was influenced by the Children of Israel, for after they were banished from Madina in the 6th year to Khybar after the Hijra, the tone of revelation changed to dealing with hypocrites and disbelievers. You have to buy a lot of books like his life history by Martin ling, A. Guillaume, Haykal, Edi and Sulayman, Abul Hasan Ali. Wishing you best luck. FriendshipFriendship. |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 06 October 2008 at 5:41pm
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I have just finished reading a biography of Muhammad that paints a very unflattering picture, to say the least. I want to read the Muslim side of the story. But surely there is a less daunting source than the Sealed Nectar? ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Friendship wrote:Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 07 October 2008 at 1:00am
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Assalamu alaikum.
Brother Webb.
I have written a small book just over 200 pages about Muhammad. It is now going edition and I am reviewing it. If need your email to send the following sections to you:
1. The Madina covenant.
2. Muhammad and the followers of Jesus .
3. The Shari'a of Muhammad.
4. Islam after Muhammad.
5. Conclusion.
If you want to contribute, you can edit the book and find a market for it in your place. I need someone with a better grasp of English lnguage. I am a scientist by profession.
Friendship.
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Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 07 October 2008 at 7:57pm
Thanks very much for the offer, Friendship. I will send you a private message. ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: Saladin
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 8:11am
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Hi Ron, Also try "Muhammad - A Prophet for our Time" by Karen Armstrong. You can take a peek at this site.
http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?%20isbn13=9780060598976 - http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx? isbn13=9780060598976
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Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 9:02am
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Assalamu alaikum. I cannot find the book in the site you recommended. The authors name also did no appear. Friendship.
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Posted By: Saladin
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 8:53am
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Wa alaikum salaam,
Sorry about that. Seems like we lost the page. Ok, click on the link I've given and search for the book. Search words : muhammad karen armstrong. Once search results are shown, click on "Browse Inside" under the name of the book. ------------- 'Trust everyone but not the devil in them' |
Posted By: Chrysalis
Date Posted: 27 November 2008 at 1:03pm
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Hi Ron :
This is a GREAT Biography of Prophet Muhammad, highly reccommended. I have it too. Not too lengthy, has just about the right amount of info. You should definitely check it out. . .
'The Sealed Nectar' - Ar Raheeq Al Maktoom. Is in english. Author : Saifur Rahman al- Mubarakpur
I think there some excerpts of it on the net . . . i will have to look up and post later.
Regards,
PS: I could not find the online version . . . however, here is another website I came across, that is a very short summary of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) : http://www.prophetofislam.com - www.prophetofislam.com ------------- "O Lord, forgive me, my parents and Muslims in the Hereafter. O Lord, show mercy on them as they showed mercy to me when I was young." |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 27 November 2008 at 4:18pm
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Thanks, Chrysalis. Alwardah has also recommended The Sealed Nectar, and provided an online link: http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/index.htm - http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/index.htm . I will download it and try to read it next year. (No time this year, things are getting very busy for me right now.) ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: Servetus
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 11:05am
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Ron, In addition to those mentioned, you might appreciate this one, which is less hagiographical. Your library ought to be able to get it -mine did. I (speaking as a non-Muslim) found it informative and, with Lings, one is in reputable academic hands: http://www.amazon.com/Muhammad-Life-Based-Earliest-Sources/dp/1594771537 - http://www.amazon.com/Muhammad-Life-Based-Earliest-Sources/dp/1594771537 Serv
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Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 12:25pm
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Assalamu alaikum. Yes, indeed the true picture of Muhammad Rasulullah is misrepresented by his followers to the World. The best biography of Muhammad is the holy Qur'an. The best translation of the holy Qur'an is by Abul Ala Maududi. I read Martin Lings long ago. In my effort to give a much better picture of Muhammad Rasulullah to the Children of Israel and the West, I am about to publish my Book, Muhammad Rasulullah and the People of the Book, His Kindness, Benevolence and Largeheartedness. Understanding Muhammad must involve the Children of Israel, because they knew of his impending arrival. But when he came they rejected him. They should confess this to the world. I advised Ron to ask questions about what he wants to know. Friendship. |
Posted By: Chrysalis
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 11:07pm
I would have to disagree. . . . its not the best translation out there. ------------- "O Lord, forgive me, my parents and Muslims in the Hereafter. O Lord, show mercy on them as they showed mercy to me when I was young." |
Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 11:47pm
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Assalamu alaikum. The English version we have now in 16 volumes was translated from Urdu. Which one do you have in Pakistan. You will be surprised that a Jew confirmed to me that it is the best translation of the holy qur'an in English language. Friendship. |
Posted By: Chrysalis
Date Posted: 02 December 2008 at 12:09am
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We have all sorts of translations in Pakistan. . . obviously the urdu ones are more common . . . .(of maududi that is)
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Posted By: Friendship
Date Posted: 02 December 2008 at 9:38am
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Assalamu alaikum. There is a documentary on the Life of Muhammad Rasulullah 'The Message" by late Mustapha Akkad. The 2 hour documentary could be available in some Islamic Bookshops in America. Friendship |