Muhammad, Prophet and Statesman

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Éditeur : Oxford University Press	Date & Lieu : 1961-01-01, London
Préface :	Pages : 250
Traduction :	ISBN :
Langue : Anglais	Format : 117x172 mm
Code FIKP : Liv. Eng. Wat. Muh N° 5922	Thème : Général

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Muhammad, Prophet and Statesman W. Montgomery Watt Oxford University Press Under the blazing sun of a summer day in Syria towards the year 600 a caravan of Arab merchants with loaded camels was moving slowly southwards. They had come from Mecca, some forty days’ march to the south, with Arabian frankincense, Indian spices and silks, and other luxury goods. They had sold or bartered these in the markets of Syria, presumably in Damascus ; and now, laden with other wares, they were setting out for home. Near Bostra on the flank of the Jebel-ed-Druze they passed the cell of a Christian hermit, the monk Bahira. Most of the men in the caravan had frequently passed the cell, but the monk had paid no attention to them. This day, however, he invited them to a feast. They left the youngest member of the party to keep an eye on the camels and the loads, and went to be the monk’s guests. The monk was not content, however ...

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Contents

List of Maps / ix

I The Gifted Orphan / 1
The rivalry of the great powers / 3
Life in a commercial centre / 7

II The Call to Prophethood / 13
Rise and warn / 13
The earliest message of the Qur’an / 21
The first Muslims / 33
The influence of Judaism and Christianity / 38
The social relevance of the new religious ideas / 45

III Opposition and Rejection / 55
In the house of al-Arqam / 56
The incident of the Satanic verses / 59
The migration to Abyssinia / 64
The intellectual argument / 69
The boycott of the clan of Hashim / 73
The betrayal by Abu-Lahab / 78

IV The Emigration to Medina / 82
The appeal from the Medinans / 82
The troubles of Medina / 83
The Hijrah / 89
The first months in Medina / 93

V The Provocation of the Meccans / 102
The first expeditions or razzias / 102
The first bloodshed / 109
The break with the Jews / 112
The battle of Badr / 119
The significance of Badr / 124

VI The Failure of the Meccan Riposte / 127
Consolidation af Medina; the expulsion of Qaynuqa / 127
The expeditions of / 624 after Badr; Meccan preparations / 132
The battle of Uhud / 135
The aftermath of Uhud / 144
The second expulsion of Jews / 148
Reforms of marriage and inheritance / 151
The expeditions of 626 / 160
The siege of Medina / 166
The execution of the Jews of Qurayzah / 171

VII The Winning of the Meccans / 176
New horizons / 176
The expedition and treaty of al-Hudaybiyah / 182
The conquest of Khaybar / 188
Increasing strength / 194
Mecca in decline / 197
The submission of Mecca / 203
The battle of Hunayn / 207
The consolidation of victory / 209

VIII Ruler in Arabia / 212
The position after Ilunayn / 212
The eclipse of Persia and its consequences / 215
The drive to the north / 218
The extent of Muhammad’s power / 222
The last months / 226

IX Assessment / 229
Appearance and manner / 229
The alleged moral failures / 231
The foundations of greatness / 236
Was Muhammad a prophet? / 237

Note on The Sources / 241

Note on Bibliography / 242

Index / 246

List of Maps

Pre-Islamic Arabia (showing trade routes) / 11
The Oasis of Medina / 86