Celebrating Muḥammad
Subtitle: images of the prophet in popular Muslim poetry
By: by Ali S. Asani, Kamal Abdel-Malek, in collaboration with Annemarie Schimmel.
Contributors: Abdel-Malek, Kamal.; Schimmel, Annemarie.
Series: Studies in comparative religion; Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- In literature.; Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- Cult.; Islamic poetry -- History and criticism.
Description: Celebrating Muhammad examines a vital but often misunderstood aspect of Islamic piety - the deeply felt love and devotion of contemporary Muslims for the Prophet Muhammad and the importance that this devotion plays in their daily religious lives. Ali S. Asani and Kamal Abdel-Malek examine various portrayals of the Prophet found in Islamic poetry to reveal the significant impact of local cultural and literary idioms on Muslim expressions of admiration for Muhammad.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [110]-114) and indexes.