Muhammad and the Origins of Islam

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An inquiry into the religious environment of the person Muslims hail as the "Envoy of God" and an attempt to trace his progress along the path from paganism to that distinctive form of monotheism called Islam. Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Founding Fathers 2. The Colonial Era in Arabia 3. The Arabian Oikoumene 4. The Family and City of Muhammad 5. The Gods and the Shrine 6. A Prophet at Mecca 7. The Migration to Medina 8. The City of the Prophet 9. Fighting in God’s Cause 10. “The Truth Has Come and Falsehood Has Passed Away ” 11. The Pilgrimage of Farewell 12. Illness and Death Appendix: The Quest of the Historical Muhammad Notes PREFACE 1. THE FOUNDING FATHERS 2. THE COLONIAL ERA IN ARABIA 4. THE FAMILY AND CITY OF MUHAMMAD 5. THE GODS AND THE SHRINE 6. A PROPHET AT MECCA 7. THE MIGRATION TO MEDINA 8. THE CITY OF THE PROPHET 9. FIGHTING IN GOD’S CAUSE 10. “THE TRUTH HAS COME AND FALSEHOOD HAS PASSED AWAY” 11. THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAREWELL APPENDIX; THE QUEST OF THE HISTORICAL References