The Prophet of Peace: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

The Prophet of Peace: Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

ISBN: 9780143068174
Author: Wahiduddin Khan
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
Size: 8.0 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
Publisher: Penguin India
Language: English
Publication Year: 2009

About This Book

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, one of the most eminent scholars of Islam in the contemporary Muslim world, draws on original Arabic sources to correct misconceptions about Islam's early history and to establish that the revolution brought about by the Prophet was entirely bloodless. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad formulated an ideal ideology of peace which he faithfully and rigorously put into practice. In his time, there were some minor skirmishes, but no full-fledged wars. The Prophet of Peace deals with the significant issues associated with the life of the Prophet, including jihad, ijtihaad, the concept of war and the relationship with other religious communities. Quoting extensively from the Quran and the Hadith, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan illuminates the Islamic view of modernity, secularism, democracy, freedom of speech and the relevance of Islam in the modern age, clarifying that Islam as revealed in the Quran is not anti-modernity, nor does it advocate violence.