Muhammad
Subtitle: prophet and statesman
By: W. Montgomery Watt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Muòhammad, -- Prophet, -- d. 632; Prophets -- Biography; Islam; Muslims -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "A short account of the life and achievements of one of the great figures of history, this volume also serves as an excellent introduction to one of the world's major religions. Written with objectivity, the book opens with a background chapter on the birth and the early life of the Prophet in Mecca. Dr. Watt tells of Muhammad's struggle to make his way as an untrained orphan in the city's commercial world, and his call to Prophethood as a result of visions. He recounts the writing down of the Prophet's revelations in the Qur'ān (with an explanation of its passages); Muhammad's betrayal, expulsion from Mecca, and migration to Medina; and his rise to political power in Arabia. Throughout Dr. Watt makes clear the social and political background out of which Islam was born, especially the influence of Judaism and Christianity."--
Notes: Reprint of 1961 ed. published in Oxford.

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