The First Muslims: History and Memory
A splendid piece of forensic scholarship. Highly readable and aptly revisionist, this book will be as welcome for novice non-Muslims as for devout believers. --Bruce B. Lawrence - Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor of Religion, Duke UniversityAn outstanding, panoramic view of the development of the early Muslim community and its leading intellectual figures. --Roy Mottahedeh - Gurney Professor of History, Harvard University, and author of 'The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran'"A thoughtful, critically informed reading of Islam's early history from a modernist perspective.""a thoughtful, critically informed reading of Islam's early history from a modernist perspective." --Choice"A thoughtful, critically informed reading of Islam's early history from a modernist perspective." --Choice