The Heirs Of The Prophet Muhammad
And the Roots of the Sunni-Shia Schism
$47.07
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2007
Summary
A wonderfully vivid history of Islam after Muhammad’s death - and the sequel to Rogerson’s acclaimed THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
The Prophet Muhammad taught the word of God to the Arabs. Within a generation of his death, his followers, as vivid a cast of
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117577 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349117578 |
| Author: | Barnaby Rogerson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 29mm |
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A natural storyteller, [Rogerson] achieves his purpose not by viewing the first great schism of Islam from the outside, but by immersing his readers in the master narrative of events as these came to be viewed … An absorbing narrative that captures the epic quality of an era to which Muslims of all persuasions look for inspiration - SUNDAY TIMES
THE HEIRS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD vividly illustrates how the debates, the decisions and the sometimes bloody conflicts that resulted from trying to discern God’s will in the absence of God’s Prophet ultimately gave birth to the varied and wonderful trad - GUARDIANAbout The Author
Barnaby Rogerson
Barnaby Rogerson is the author of the prestigious Cadogan Travel Guides to Cyprus, Morocco and (with Rose Baring) of Tunisia, as well as a history of North Africa. He is author of THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD and, forthcoming from Little, Brown in 2008, THE LAST
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