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

Notes

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1. It is recommended to Muslims that they offer a pnyer for the Prophet
   whenever his name is mentioned. Therefore, the formula "Sal/a Alfahu alay-
   hi IVa lalla"''' (May God's peace and blessings be upon him) usually fonaws
   the Prophet's name whenever it appears in classical biographies. Since the
   p resent hook is addressed to a wide audience, both Muslim and non-Muslim,
   we shall abstain from mentioning it in the text, and let the Muslim reader
   personally and inwardly formulate this prayer as he or she reads.


2. Quran, 18:110.


3. Quran,33:21.


4. Haclith reported by aI-Bukhari.


5. Quran,3:31.
   6. Ibn Hisham, As-Sirah Qn-Nabawiyyab (Beirut: Dar al-Jil, n.d.), 6:75--76.
   7. Quean, 3:1 44.

Chapter 1: Encounter with the Sacred

L Quran, 2:156.

2. Quran, 22:78.


3. Genesis, 15:5 (Revised Standard Version),


4. Genesis, 17:20.


5. Genesis, 21:17-19.


6. Quran,14:37- 39.