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A 4 page paper which reviews Karen Armstrong’s “Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet.” No additional sources cited.
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clearly responsible for great religious change and development in the eastern portion of the world. While much of the information may be speculative, Armstrong seeks to uncover the mystery of
the man and at the same time illustrate how Muhammad was not the man many people envision today as it is related to violence seen through Salman Rushdies version of
Muhammad in "The Satanic Verses." She seeks to illustrate that Muhammad was not a man who should induce such hatred. The following paper examines and reviews elements in her book.
Muhammad Muhammad was born into a period and place in society that offered him an understanding of suffering and struggle. Armstrong (1993) states, "Muhammad was acutely aware of
the malaise that afflicted Meccan society, despite its spectacular recent success. He had been born into the clan of Hashim in about 570, which had declined in power and felt
at a disadvantage" (74). He was seen as special from the beginning, but it was not until he was 40 that he experienced something that would ultimately change his life
and path. He was in the habit of taking journeys, so to speak, seeking nourishment of the spirit. During one of these journeys, when he was 40, he was in
a cave and therein, "he had been visited by an angel, who had appeared beside him in the cave and given him orders to Recite! Like some of the Hebrew
prophets, who were also deeply reluctant to utter the Word of God" (Armstrong, 1993; 83). He insisted that he was not a "reciter" and yet he was eventually convinced, though
fearful, that this was his job and he was a prophet (Armstrong, 1993; 83). Part of his teachings were very much related to Christianity, in terms of his preachings
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