While I'd read the Qu'ran previously, Jebara's work here gives it a necessary context that one who is non-Muslim, as is true for me, simply won't have. Complex writings are made understandable and Jebara rather incredibly also makes understandable the culture in which Muhammad's life unfolded. Jebara writes accessibly and introduces the reader to the world of Muhammad and the world of the Qu'ran. "Muhammad, the World-Changer" will, however, still have deep meaning for those of us, myself included, who are less familiar with Muhammad but who are inundated with "facts," opinions, media portrayals, and social media campaigns that often arrive with agendas and very little else. Jebara takes the major benchmarks of Muhammad's life and paints a portrait of remarkable adversity, relentless perseverance, absolute vision and mission, and ultimately a man whose values and entrepreneurial spirit served as a bridge to the modern world. Mohamad Jebara's "Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait" will likely most deeply resonate, both intellectually and emotionally, with those having a somewhat foundational knowledge of its subject matter the Prophet Muhammad.įusing details long known to Muslim scholars yet for a large part inaccessible to wider audiences, Jebara has crafted a remarkably researched yet beautifully written portrait of of Islam's founding prophet.
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