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EP.7--Religion: Sira II "Muhammad in Medina"
EP.7--Religion: Sira II "Muhammad in Medina"
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Episode 7 of the podcast considers what the traditional sira literature says about Muhammad's life and career after the hijra from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Among the topics discussed are the military conflicts between Muhammad's followers and their Meccan enemies, the clashes with the Jewish tribes of Medina, the conquest of Mecca, and the unification of Arabia under Muhammad's leadership right before his death in 632 CE.
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Sources and Recommended Readings:
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Jonathan A.C. Brown
Muhammad (Past Masters) by Michael Cook
Images of Muhammad: Narratives of the Prophet in Islam Across the Centuries by Tarif Khalidi
The Life of Muhammad by I. Ishaq
Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters by Omid Safi
The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad (Cambridge Companions to Religion) by Jonathan E. Brockopp
Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam by Fred M. Donner
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Follow The World of Islam Podcast on Twitter
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Like The World of Islam Podcast Facebook page
Sources and Recommended Readings:
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Jonathan A.C. Brown
Muhammad (Past Masters) by Michael Cook
Images of Muhammad: Narratives of the Prophet in Islam Across the Centuries by Tarif Khalidi
The Life of Muhammad by I. Ishaq
Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters by Omid Safi
The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad (Cambridge Companions to Religion) by Jonathan E. Brockopp
Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam by Fred M. Donner
Released:
Nov 6, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (56)
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