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The Life and Legacy of Muhammad

By: Maria Dakake, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Maria Dakake
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Summary

New religious movements aren’t earthquakes - they’re not generated by blind natural forces, and they’re not inevitable. Social and spiritual change requires a catalyst to set it in motion. And in the case of Islam, that catalyst has a name: Muhammad.

He was a charismatic individual, born of the existing culture of sixth-century Arabia and yet somehow alienated from it. He drew on existing religious ideas in radically new ways that would change his world - and ours - forever.

Join Maria Dakake of George Mason University for a riveting exploration of Islam’s founding prophet. The Life and Legacy of Muhammad leads you through the earliest historical accounts of the prophet’s life and personality. Along the way, you’ll examine struggles over Muhammad’s legacy in the centuries since his death. You’ll also examine the ways Muslims have understood the meaning of Muhammad in their religious lives and the ongoing debates among scholars and Muslims over his life, example, and teaching.

The Sufis have a saying: “Muhammad is a man, but not like other men; he is a ruby, while other men are stones.” These 10 illuminating lectures are your chance to discover just what that means.

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Covering the Prophet's life this is generally a very good biography.

Minor complaints when it comes to after his death concerning Ali. Saying that he was dissapointed having to wait to be Khalifah, or that he had issues with Abu Bakr. It's a narrative easily disproven.

Overall though, it worth a listen. Particularly for non-Muslims as it was also written by one.
It's free on Audible Plus, so go beyond the orientalist agenda driven narratives, have a listen and learn why this person means so much to over one and a half billion people around the world.

Good biography for beginners

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If you’ve even listened to an academic religious discussion by Bart D. Ehrman you’ll know that it’s possible to talk about what is know historically and objectively about a time period without dismissing or being disrespectful to religious beliefs. This account seems to have no real engament of that sort. and seems to accept this rather credulously.

Not a bad effort but presented uncritically

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I’ve listened to many many of the Great Courses audio books and this was one of the best. Thoroughly enjoyed every lecture, perfectly presented and very interesting

Very well presented

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note this is my first real introduction to Muhammed but I found this a very interesting, concise, history of the Prophet himself and the world around him. Inevitable glimpsing of Islam as a faith, but very much about the Prophet which is exactly I was hoping. Very well paced also.

Glad I listened to it.

Concise History

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Eolas suimiúil ar scéal Mhahamad agus cúpla gné dá oidhreacht ó shaineolaí i léann an reiligiúin (seachas staraí per se). Ní miste cuimhneadh gur i scríbhinní an reiligiúin féin a thagann nach mór gach cuid den eolas céanna anuas chugainn, rud atá fíor faoi Íosa freisin dála an scéil, agus nach gceileann ár leachtoir orainn. D'fhéadfaí sraith léachtaí dhá nó trí oiread chomh fada a dhéanamh ar an ábhar seo. Tugtar léargas dúinn ar an bhfáidh mór agus ar staid iardheisceart na hÁise lena linn

Gairid go leor ach fiúntach

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