Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of
the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large
following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now, in
his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a marvelous
biography of the Prophet Muhammad, one that highlights the spiritual and
ethical teachings of one of the most influential figures in human
history.
Here is a fresh and perceptive look at Muhammad, capturing a life that
was often eventful, gripping, and highly charged. Ramadan provides both
an intimate portrait of a man who was shy, kind, but determined, as well
as a dramatic chronicle of a leader who launched a great religion and
inspired a vast empire. More important, Ramadan presents the main events
of the Prophet's life in a way that highlights his spiritual and ethical
teachings.
This audiobook underscores the significance of the Prophet's example for
some of today's most controversial issues, such as the treatment of the
poor, the role of women, Islamic criminal punishments, war, racism, and
relations with other religions.
Selecting those facts and stories from which we can draw a profound and
vivid spiritual picture, the author asks how can the Prophet's life
remain--or become again--an example, a model, and an inspiration? And
how can Muslims move from formalism--a fixation on ritual--toward a
committed spiritual and social presence?
In this thoughtful and engaging biography, Ramadan offers Muslims a new
understanding of Muhammad's life and he introduces non-Muslims not just
to the story of the Prophet, but to the spiritual and ethical riches of
Islam.
