In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PROPHET Lessons from the Life of Muhammad Tariq Ramadan OXFORD UNIVtiRSITY PRESS 2007 ...

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Contents Acknowlcdb>mcnts vn Introduction . ox - 2 Birth and Education 1 Encounte r with the Sacred - 3 Personal ...

To Najma This book is a work o f dawn And you accompanied it, with your footsteps on the stairs, Your mischievous, laughing, o r ...

Acknowledgments In the hours of dawn when trus book was written, th ere was silence, med- it ative solitude, and the experience ...

VIii During this academic year, my work has been accompanied by the pres- ence of Gwen Griffith-Dickson and Vicky Mohammed of th ...

Introduction Countless biographies of the Prophet Muhammad already exist.^1 From classical sources (such as the works of Ibn Ish ...

introduction co mmunity, h e often in sisted on each believer's responsibility in his or her dialogue and relationship with the ...

A second type of lesson can never theless be drawn from the historical events that filled the Prophet's life. I n the seventh ce ...

'" deliberately easy to follow and endeavors to convey Islam's spiritual and universal teachings. The Messenger's historical exp ...

CHAPTER ONE Encounter with the Sacred Islamic monotheism has always stood in continuity with the sacred histo- ry of prophethood ...

2 111 lIN Fl)Ollt(PI Df tht PropINI throughout history-and even before the laSt Revelation-has wished co auain G od's peace thro ...

As for the Quran, it relates Abraham's pray:::r: a my Lord! J have made some of my offspring dwelt in a vanc}' without cultivati ...

4 IlIlhI J'tJorslrp! oj fix Prophet precisely where the last of God's messengers to humankind was born: Muhammad ibn Abdullah, w ...

thus indeed do We re\\"ilrd those who do right. For this WlIS a clear trial" And we ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice. And ...

6 In fbt FrxmltpJ 6/ fix Prr!pbtt said, " Here am I, my son." [lsaacJ said. " Behold me fire and the \\-"OOd; but where is the l ...

7 the One, so beautifully expressed in this verse o f the Q uean: " I f tvI}' ser- vants ask )'Oll concerning Me: I am indeed d ...

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CHAPTl:.R 'f\'!;n Birth and E ducation According to Islamic tradition, the H o use of God (al-Knba) had been built by Abraham an ...