Muhammad: Revelation, Community, and Historical Evidence
100 Lives That Shaped the World · Episode 29
- Historical Biographies
- 40 min
- Ages 12–99
- 10 chapters
About this audiobook
A respectful, non-depictive biography of Muhammad that distinguishes the Qur'an, later sira and hadith, historical reconstruction, and Muslim faith while tracing the making of a community in western Arabia.
Why it's worth a listen
It treats Islam's Prophet neither as a secular caricature nor as a subject historical method can fully recover, and it respects the widespread prohibition on depiction.
A question to keep
How did Muhammad's preaching and leadership transform a community, and what can different layers of evidence responsibly tell us about his life?
Chapters
- A Biography with Different Kinds of Evidence
- Western Arabia in Late Antiquity
- Mecca and the Unknown Early Years
- Revelation and Warning
- Persecution and the Hijra
- Community, Law, and Worship
- War, Raiding, and Survival
- Treaty and Return
- Final Years and Succession
- Prophet, Model, and Historical Person