Life and Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
Introduction
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Another important thing, which is lacking in most of the books
of Seerah is that they do not underscore the peaceful method
followed by the Prophet.
A deep study of Seerah tells us that the Prophet invariably
adopted the peaceful method unilaterally. He thus succeeded in
bringing about a bloodless revolution in Arabia. Unfortunately, this
aspect of Seerah has not been highlighted in existing biographies of
the Prophet.
In present times, owing to certain global concerns, the
propensity to study Islam has greatly increased. All over the world,
curiosity has been aroused as to what exactly is meant by Islam.
What is urgently needed, therefore, is an objective, in-depth
study of Islam—one which presents Islam as it actually is,
uncompromisingly and without bias. It is in order to meet this
need—in particular, to show how Islam can meet the challenge of
violence—that I have undertaken the venture of presenting Islam
as it is in the light of Prophet’s life and teachings.
Farida Khanam
