Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources - Couverture souple

Lings, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0892811706 ISBN 13 : 9780892811700

Editeur : Inner Traditions Bear and Company, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Lings Martin

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Those acquainted with the book will wonder why it has taken so long for a story so graphically told, characters so roundly formed, written in language so accessible to all, to be transferred into an audio book. We have to thank Meem Audio and Sean Barrett for their endeavours and accomplishment of this. Lings' sources have been the words of men and women who heard Muhammad (may God's peace and blessings be upon him) speak and witnessed his life. He translated these works from the original Arabic, many for the first time, using his unusual gift for narrative in a style, which is fresh and direct. The reading by Sean Barrett, although it loses some of the intricate detail, as one would expect from an abridged version, is fluent, lucid and retains one's attention throughout. He begins with the story of Abraham, quoting from the Book of Genesis, and follows the fortunes of Hagar, his second wife, from the expulsion from Canaan with her son Ishmael, to the finding of Zamzam and the establishment of the holy centre in the Valley of Becca (later to become known the world over as Mecca). We are given a brief chronology of the noble ancestry of Muhammad (may God's peace and blessings be upon him), taken through his childhood to the eminent position he held as 'Al Amin' (the Trustworthy), in Meccan society before receiving Prophethood. The trials and tribulations of the early Meccan period followed by the triumphs of the first Islamic state in Medina are told in a manner, which engage the emotions of the listener. The work ends recounting the death of the 'beloved of God' in Medina. Sean Barrett reads with good pronunciation of Arabic. The tone and tempo vary appropriately with the different events being told, giving a sense of urgency at times such as battles and comfortable wellbeing at others. The story is easy to follow partly because of Barrett's clear voice but mostly because of the simplicity of the narrative. --MCBDirect March 2004

Présentation de l'éditeur

Widely recognised as the best biography of the Prophet Muhammad in English, Dr. Martin Lings' award winning book is now available on audio as an abridged 6-hour spoken word album (on 5 CDs), read by well-known narrator Sean Barrett (famous for his TV documentary voice-overs, the BBC World Service and many other spoken word titles). This excellent audiobook is the first of its kind and has been selected by a number of organisations as a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad including Muslim Welfare House, London and the Muslim Council of Britain.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0892811706
• ISBN 13: 9780892811700
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 359
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible