Image Of The Prophet Muhammad In The West

Description

It traces remnants of the negative image of the Prophet found in medieval polemical works to twentieth-century works, especially those of the three most influential English writers of our times William Muir, David S. Margoliouth and William M. Watt. In addition to mapping out the chequered history of relations between the West and Islam it helps one gain or renew acquaintance with the exemplary life and great achievements of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). About the Author: JABAL MUHAMMAD BUABEN Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (CSIC), University of Birmingham (UK), obtained his BA (Hons.) and Dip. ‘Ed. from Gape Coast, Ghana and his Masters and Ph.D degrees from the .GSIG. He taught for almost a decade in the faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia. The abridged version of his MA Thesis, A Compamlive Study of the Islamic Law of Inheritance and Fante Customary Law of Inheritance, was published in both English and French by the CSIC. Dr. Buaben has also contributed a number of articles on Islam in different journals.