And Muhammad is his messenger : the veneration of the Prophet in Islamic piety /

Schimmel, Annemarie,

And Muhammad is his messenger : the veneration of the Prophet in Islamic piety / by Annemarie Schimmel. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)1985. - xii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Translation of: Und Muhammad ist sein Prophet.



Biographical and hagiographical notes -- Muhammad the beautiful model -- Muhammad's unique position -- Legends and miracles -- Muhammad the intercessor, and the blessings upon him -- The names of the prophet -- The light of Muhammad and the mystical tradition -- The celebration of the prophet's birthday -- The prophet's night journey and ascension -- Poetry in honor of the prophet -- The "Muhammadan path" and the new interpretation of the prophet's life -- The prophet Muhammad in Muhammad Iqbal's work.



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Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 --In literature.
Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 --Cult.

PJ827 / .A536 1985