The important role of the Prophet Muhammad in the everyday lives of
Muslims is usually overlooked by Western scholars and has
consequently never been understood by the Western world. Using
original sources in the various Islamic languages, Annemarie
Schimmel explains the central place of Muhammad in Muslim life,
mystical thought, and poetry. She sees the veneration of Muhammad
as having many parallels in other major religions.
In order to understand Muslim piety it is necessary to take into
account the long history of the veneration of Muhammad. Schimmel
discusses aspects of his life, birth, marriage, miracles, and
heavenly journey, all of which became subjects for religious
devotions. By using poetic texts and artistic expressions and by
examining daily Muslim religious practices, Schimmel shows us the
gentler side of Islamic religious culture, providing a much-needed
understanding of religion as it is experienced and practiced in the
Islamic world.
This is the first book in English to deal with all aspects of the
veneration of the Prophet Muhammad. It is an expanded version of
Schimmel's "Und Muhammad Ist Sein Prophet," originally published in
German in 1981.
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