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

210 that it brought o ut a hereto fo re unsuspected fragility, causing him to react like a child refusing the ruling of God, of ...

In History, for Eternity Revelation had apprised the Companions, juSt as it tells Muslims today and for aU eternity, throughout ...

212 Muhammad was able to express love and spread it around him. His wives were gratified by his presence, tenderness, and affect ...

rn HJJfory.for Eltnlity 213 add ressing nO[ just Muslims but all peo ple (an-nl15), as he did during me farewell sermon-he taugh ...

(^214) In lhe FootsltfJl 0/ the Prophfl to God. They are signs. T he Prophet's attitude was a constant reminder of this: thus, i ...

In Hi.ffory,jor Eternity 215 was the meaning o f the injunction commanding believers to "pro mo te good and prevent evil."? His ...

216 1" the Footstrps of fix Prophet H e was beloved by God and an example among humans. He prayed, he contemplated. He loved, he ...

Notes I ntroductiorl It is recommended to Muslims that they offer a pnyer for the Prophet whenever his name is mentioned. There ...

218 NQtt! to Pagu 3-11 Quean, 2:124--26. The Islamic tradition is that God as ks Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael; in the Bible, th ...

Nolu to PtIjU 11-27^219 Quran, 93:&-11. Prophetic trndition (hadith) reported by al-Bukhari. Quran, 41 :39. Quran,3:190. Qu ...

220 Notu to Pagu 29-39 Chapter 4: Revt/ation, K110wledge Quran, 96:1-5. Hadith reported by Aishah and authenticated by a1-Bukha ...

Notu to Pagtl 40-52^221 Quran, 17:110. This surah was revealed later (during the Medina period), but it synthesizes the substan ...

222 Notu fa Pages 52-65 Quran, 41:1-10. Ha and mim are Arabic letters; as noted previously, their presence in Revelation is not ...

Nolu fD Pdgu 68-85^223 Quran, 2: 187. Quran, 28:56. I bn Hisham, As-Sirah all-Naball-iIJah, 2:268. Ibid., 2:269. D ifferences c ...

224 N~ltllrJ PogtJ 86-99 Quean, 73 :10. The Quran makes use of forms of the word hajl1-nr. IIhjllrVllm (exile yourself from the ...

Notes to Pl1{P 99-" )^225 Quran, 2:144. Uthman ibn Affan would later, after r-.luhammad's death, become the third caliph. lbn H ...

226 Nwu Iv PIIgU 113-115 to. Hadnh reported h)' :II-Bukhan and Muslim. 11. Hadnh reported by aI-Bukhan. Hadith reported by Musl ...

NoItlltl PtZ!P 125-1 (^44 227) As we shall see in the last chapter, he was to give similar orders about animals. Quran, 3:159. ...

228 Nolf! to Pagp 144-167 T hey did not pray al-asr until the last evening prayer (al·isha). 31. Ibn Hisham, As-Sirah an-Nabawi ...

l\r",u 10 PaUl 168-182 229 reports a hadith (23, 78) stating that the Prophet had a particular attitude toward him because of hi ...