This is the state which makes the Prophet a unique receptacle, a listener who receives inspiration from sublime realms beyond the reach of anyone other than another Prophet.
The author examines in fascinating detail the discrepancies between dates in assorted calendars - the intercalated pre-Islamic, the Hijri, and the Julian calendars
Muhammad, The Beloved Prophet: A Great Story Simply Told is based on the Holy Qur'an and early sources dating back to when the Prophet was alive, 1,400 years ago.
This is greatly needed in the present situation when there is so much misinformation about Islam in the media, often aided and abetted by well meaning but sometimes misguided Muslims.
A compilation of Fethullah Gulen's sermons on the life of the prophet, the book offers us a deeper understanding of God's Messenger through looking into his exemplary life from different aspects.
Muhammad, the messenger of Allah(SAW) showed mankind how to live upon this earth. He clarified in the most minute detail how humans should worship their Lord, interact with each other and live their daily lives in a state of awareness of their Creator.
Both concise and comprehensive, it relies heavily on rigorously authenticated (sahih) and fully referenced sources, and is brimming with knowledge that 'delights the soul and adorns the pages'.
The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited—and remade. Lesley Hazleton’s new book, Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto, is out now from Riverhead Books.