Karen Armstrong
Jianyang Zhang
History 2351
5/11/2014
Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (San Francisco: Harper, 1992)
Pp.240
The author of the book Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time, Karen Armstrong, born on 14
November 1944 is a well-known British author and commentator for her books on comparative religion. She is a provocative, original thinker on the role of religion in the contemporary world. Being a religious thinker, she has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Christianity, Islam and Judaism have in common and how our faiths transformed history of the world and drive present events.
This first chapter of the book by Karen Armstrong is a masterful nonfiction sketch of Islam’s
messenger …show more content…
Islamic teachings encouraged
Muslims to “look after the weak and disadvantaged” and “feed the impoverished”. These ethical principles of Islam clashed with those of the Quraish who abandoned the badawah virtue of generosity and become niggardly, except that they called this astute business sense.
In the third chapter, the flight to Medina (hijrah) by Prophet Muhammad and his followers was an additional foremost step towards the spreading of the religion. The time before this was not easy for the Prophet Muhammad to bear, but he was a patient man. When the
Quraish threw filth on him and disturbed him during his prayers, his daughter Fatima burst into tears when she saw her father tolerating the littleness of the opposition (89). It continues to describe the on-going development of Islam there and his dicey use of raids on caravans to provide resources. The discussion of his (and his fellow leaders) efforts to recruit new converts is ably done. The researcher has returned to Quran from time to time to confirm her proofs and ideas that are given in the book. Karen also relied on the biography of Prophet of
Ibn Ishaaq and some traditional Islamic books. She has affirmed that the Muslim writers
History 2351
5/11/2014
Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (San Francisco: Harper, 1992)
Pp.240
The author of the book Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time, Karen Armstrong, born on 14
November 1944 is a well-known British author and commentator for her books on comparative religion. She is a provocative, original thinker on the role of religion in the contemporary world. Being a religious thinker, she has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Christianity, Islam and Judaism have in common and how our faiths transformed history of the world and drive present events.
This first chapter of the book by Karen Armstrong is a masterful nonfiction sketch of Islam’s
messenger …show more content…
Islamic teachings encouraged
Muslims to “look after the weak and disadvantaged” and “feed the impoverished”. These ethical principles of Islam clashed with those of the Quraish who abandoned the badawah virtue of generosity and become niggardly, except that they called this astute business sense.
In the third chapter, the flight to Medina (hijrah) by Prophet Muhammad and his followers was an additional foremost step towards the spreading of the religion. The time before this was not easy for the Prophet Muhammad to bear, but he was a patient man. When the
Quraish threw filth on him and disturbed him during his prayers, his daughter Fatima burst into tears when she saw her father tolerating the littleness of the opposition (89). It continues to describe the on-going development of Islam there and his dicey use of raids on caravans to provide resources. The discussion of his (and his fellow leaders) efforts to recruit new converts is ably done. The researcher has returned to Quran from time to time to confirm her proofs and ideas that are given in the book. Karen also relied on the biography of Prophet of
Ibn Ishaaq and some traditional Islamic books. She has affirmed that the Muslim writers