Muhammad Prophet For Our Time
Karen ArmstrongMuhammad Prophet for Our Time
Finally finished reading this book. First to know this book through
Ustaz Hasrizal. First encountered in Dubray Books, Grafton St, Dublin.
Read the paragraph at the back of the book
No view of the modern world is complete without an understanding of Islam. To understand Islam, we must understand Muhammad -as prophet and man.
from this small piece, I already excited to know more what
is her view regarding our Prophet Muhammad.
From my opinion, Karen Armstrong gave a just and equal judgement
regarding our prophet. She did not do it emotionally. She tried
to be as neutral as possible but at the same time defending
our prophet. She did explained the misconception of western towards
our Prophet excellently.
She might have few mistakes due to her position as non-muslim
which she did not understand about 'ghaib' stuffs...But this
did not do justice if we banned this book due to her small errors.
One of her paragraph, she defends the polygamy in Islam
here is the text from page 147,
the quranic institution of polygamy was a piece of social legislation. it was design not to gratify the male sexuality appetite, but to correct the injustices done to widows, orphans, and other female dependent, who were especially vulnerable. Polygamy was designed to ensure that unprotected women would be decently married, and to abolish the old loose, irresponsible liaisons; men could have only four wives and treat them equitably; it was an unjustifiably wicked act to devour their property.
The Quran was attempting to give women a legal status that most western women would not enjoy until the nineteenth century.
Thus, as a reader, I would highly recommend everyone to
read this book. It is an eye opener for everyone. A
different angle and perspective from a non-Muslim.
As this book is not available in Malaysia, you can get
this book from Amazon.
Finally finished reading this book. First to know this book through
Ustaz Hasrizal. First encountered in Dubray Books, Grafton St, Dublin.
Read the paragraph at the back of the book
No view of the modern world is complete without an understanding of Islam. To understand Islam, we must understand Muhammad -as prophet and man.
from this small piece, I already excited to know more what
is her view regarding our Prophet Muhammad.
From my opinion, Karen Armstrong gave a just and equal judgement
regarding our prophet. She did not do it emotionally. She tried
to be as neutral as possible but at the same time defending
our prophet. She did explained the misconception of western towards
our Prophet excellently.
She might have few mistakes due to her position as non-muslim
which she did not understand about 'ghaib' stuffs...But this
did not do justice if we banned this book due to her small errors.
One of her paragraph, she defends the polygamy in Islam
here is the text from page 147,
the quranic institution of polygamy was a piece of social legislation. it was design not to gratify the male sexuality appetite, but to correct the injustices done to widows, orphans, and other female dependent, who were especially vulnerable. Polygamy was designed to ensure that unprotected women would be decently married, and to abolish the old loose, irresponsible liaisons; men could have only four wives and treat them equitably; it was an unjustifiably wicked act to devour their property.
The Quran was attempting to give women a legal status that most western women would not enjoy until the nineteenth century.
Thus, as a reader, I would highly recommend everyone to
read this book. It is an eye opener for everyone. A
different angle and perspective from a non-Muslim.
As this book is not available in Malaysia, you can get
this book from Amazon.
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