| Description |
xviii, 752 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction ---- Note on the Writing of Arabic Names ---- 1. A Glance Back in History --- 2. The Early Years --- 3. From Youth to Maturity --- 4. The Makkan Scene at the Start of Prophethood --- 5. Up There in the Mountain --- 6. A Community in the Making --- 7. The Call to Islam Goes Public --- 8. Objective Containment --- 9. Misrepresentation --- 10. Moving Out --- 11. Hope and Despair --- 12. Difficulties in Abundance --- 13. A Major Breakthrough --- 14. The Journey to Madinah --- 15. Madinah --- 16. Peace and Confrontation --- 17. Badr: The First Major Battle --- 18. In Madinah After Badr --- 19. New Trends of Hostility --- 20. A Bitter Defeat --- 21. The Lessons of Uhud --- 22. Vulnerability and Treachery --- 23. Consolidation --- 24. How to Mar a Splendid Victory --- 25. A Fresh Storm Gathers --- 26. An Account to Settle --- 27. Family Matters --- 28. Peace in the Making --- 29. Back on the Move --- 30. Peace in the Desert --- 31. Opening up International Horizons --- 32. A Second Trip to Makkah --- 33. A Foretaste of Fighting the Byzantines --- 34. A Long Conflict Draws to a Close --- 35. A Conquest of Hearts --- 36. Grouping for a Final Assault --- 37. Generous Gifts to Old Foes --- 38. Men of Distinction --- 39. Trouble Looming at International Borders --- 40. Failure by True Believers --- 41. A Reluctant Change of Heart --- 42. Arabian Relations Set on a New Basis --- 43. Islam Makes its Mark on Arabia --- 44. The Peaceful World of Muslim Arabia --- 45. Mission Completed --- 46. The Curtains Fall. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 742-745) and index. |
| Subject |
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.
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| Indexed Term |
Islam |
| ISBN |
185230703X paperback alkaline paper |
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