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The Jewel of Medina is a historical novel by Sherry Jones that recounts the life of Aisha, one of Muhammad's wives, [1] from the age of six, when she was betrothed to Muhammad, to her death. [ 2 ] Although the novel was originally scheduled for release in 2008, the publication run was canceled by Random House due to concerns about possibly ...
Ziauddin Sardar reviewed the book for The Independent: "Far From Medina is not only a work of extraordinary brilliance, it is also a significant book for Muslims. [1] Its importance lies not so much in the creative synthesis of authentic formative history of Islam with the tools of fiction, but in demonstrating that the same words can lead two equally pious and righteous individuals to ...
The first volume contains the events in the life of Muhammad, from his migration to Medina until his passing, and these events are arranged in chronological order. The second volume contains the events that took place during the times of the four righteous caliphs, as well as the two Imams, Hasan and Husayn, and Mu'awiya I. The third volume ...
The Medinan phase lasted approximately 10 years. The phase began from Muhammad's hijrah to Madina; and ended with the death of Muhammad. While the themes of the Meccan surahs remain, the Muslims growing into more of a community and the formation of Ummah, now is clear. [6]
The Constitution of Medina (Arabic: وثيقة المدينة, romanized: Waṯīqat al-Madīna; or صحیفة المدينة, Ṣaḥīfat al-Madīna; also known as the Umma Document), [1] is a document dealing with tribal affairs during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's time in Medina [2] and formed the basis of a multi-religious state under his leadership.
Malik ibn Anas (Arabic: مَالِك بْن أَنَس, romanized: Mālik ibn ʾAnas; c. 711 –795) was an Islamic scholar and traditionalist who is the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence in Sunni Islam.
Muhammad at Medina is a book about early Islam written by the non-Muslim Islamic scholar W. Montgomery Watt.Published at 418 pages by Oxford University Press in 1956, it is the sequel to Watt's 1953 volume, Muhammad at Mecca.
The Seven Fuqaha of Medina (Arabic: فقهاء المدينة السبعة), commonly referred to as The Seven Fuqaha (Arabic: الفقهاء السبعة), are seven experts in Islamic jurisprudence who lived around the same time in the Islamic holy city of Medina. [1]