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Summary: INCREDIBLE READ + DETAIL
Review: As I quickly discovered when carousing a local retail store, this particular biography delivers so much more than competitive works, for the same price! For starters, the page count is double of others. Muhammad's comprehensive and quite impressive family tree is outlined in the first chapter. Also, the entire account is told from a Muslim perspective, as opposed to a Western writer trying to interpret Islamic lore and tradition from within their limited construct, giving the reader a sense of "insider information". It narrates Muhammad's life as it has been told in the Muslim world for 14 centuries. This alone makes it worth the read. However, there is a lot more.
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Summary: Recommended to friends and colleagues
Review: I am a social worker in NYC where we have a substantial Islamic population. Some of our cases involve members of the Islamic faith, many of whom are first or second generation Americans. This book has helped me better understand how their normally peaceful religion has been hijacked into what we see today, with a heavy discrimination against women and people outside the Islamic faith. According to this biography, Muhammad taught religious tolerance and respect for all God's creatures, and he held eminent respect for women, included them in important work and often consulted them. I enjoyed the book immensely, but more than this I found a deeper appreciation for one of the world religions that is so little understood here in the US.
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Summary: Fantasktic, Beyond Compare
Review: This book brings to the West the Merciful Grace of Islam in a most splendorous manner.The intimate details of the Prophet Muhammad's life from his conception to his death; the details of his miraculous journey through the heavens during his lifetime are detailed in a manner never before revealed here in the US. His most majesty statemanship enacted through diamond clarity with gracious mercy and forgiveness is an example to all leaders, teachers and all people caring to create a most honorable role in life. The appearance of this book at this time in America is a great blessing in creating an awareness of the true nature of Islam, a most beautiful and deeply personally caring religion. Read it and enjoy its great and subtly unfolding rewards!
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Summary: Outstanding Work Delivered with an Eloquent Style
Review: This masterpiece by Hajjah Amina Adil describes the life and prophecy of Muhammad (SAV) in its authentic form, with an extremely beautiful and eloquent style. Among others, the chapter on The Mi'raj of the Prophet Muhammad(SAV) that describes how He "ascended to the heavens on a stairway of precious gems beginning at al-Quds(Jerusalem) during his lifetime and in his pure physical form" particularly was a source of profound spiritual enlightenment for me. Hajjah Amina Adil has given a wonderful gift to believers of the three main monotheistic faiths (Islam, Christianity and Judaism), and to those who have an interest in studying them. Furthermore, this publication is a real life example of how Muslim women have been helping people from all walks of life better understand traditional Islam. It is a must read for all who would like to gain an in-depth understanding of the life and prophecy of Muhammad(SAV).
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