The Making of the Last Prophet

by Gordon Darnell Newby

Book Overview

The sacred biography of Muhammad has shaped Muslims' perceptions of the place of Islam in the religious history of the world and located the Islamic founder and prophet as the last of God's messengers. As Muslims established political control over ancient Jewish and Christian communities, they also claimed hegemony over the panorama of biblical prophets and holy men. In the eighth century, the author of the first complete biography of Muhammad...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872496236
• ISBN13: 9780872496231
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"