Product Description: By the end of the ninth century the Prophet Muhammad had emerged as an incomparable exemplar shared by all Muslim communities. Prophecy and Power offers a rigorous comparative study of both the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur an. The book ranges across various issues: the comparative study of prophecy ; Qur anic comparison as a modality of change; the Prophet as exemplar and foil; and an experiment in comparison between Muhammad and Alinesitouie...read more

Arabic literature and historical source materials trace the evolution of Muslim social, political, economic, religious, and cultural life from the pre-Islamic period to the present