Prophet Muhammad

Ignorance about Islam runs deep in the West – ignorance of its rites, its beliefs, and above all its prophet.  Who was Mohammad, the founder of Islam, and the man Muslims believe was God’s last prophet on earth? In this concise and colorful account, the acclaimed writer and broadcaster Barnaby Rogerson tells the story of the illiterate orphan who was raised in the desert and trained as a merchant on the camel trade routes that criss-crossed Arabia, before defying his tribe to found a new religion, establish a world language, and create an almost unstoppable force that only 100 years after his death has conquered an empire stretching from the Pyrenees to the Hindu Kush. It was when he was 40 that Mohammad experienced his first revelation on a mountainside outside Mecca, hearing the divine order: "Recite!"  From then until his flight from Mecca his tale is one of rejection and persecution, but it is also one of puzzling contradictions: why did he order the murder of a Jewish tribe? And why did he marry 10 times himself while restricting Muslims to four wives? Barnaby Rogerson examines his puzzling life, and how it has laid the foundation for a “clash of civilisations” between the Muslim and Christian worlds.

Necunoasterea despre Islam strabate adanc in Occident - ignoranta riturilor sale, a credintelor sale si, mai presus de toate, a profetului sau. Cine a fost Mohammad, fondatorul Islamului, si barbatul pe care musulmanii il cred ca a fost ultimul profet al lui Dumnezeu pe pamant? In aceasta relatare concisa si plina de culoare, aclamatul scriitor si difuzator Barnaby Rogerson spune povestea orfanului analfabet care a fost crescut in desert si format ca negustor pe rutele comerciale de camile care strabateau Arabia, inainte de a-si sfida tribul pentru a intemeia un o noua religie, sa stabileasca o limba mondiala si sa creeze o forta aproape de neoprit care doar 100 de ani dupa moartea sa a cucerit un imperiu care se intinde de la Pirinei la Hindu Kush.