Muhammad at Mecca

Download or read book Muhammad at Mecca written by W. Montgomery Watt and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1953, W. Montgomery Watt's Muhammad at Mecca was written in response to the need for a fresh perspective on the life of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) set in a fuller historical context. Traditional sources are handled with great care by the author as well as the Qur'an as a principal source. New data and the interpretations of more recent scholars are examined and the importance of socio-political and economic factors are given due consideration. However, it is the author's view that these factors alone do not determine the course of events, and that a strictly academic approach is not enough. This biography will particularly appeal to the modern reader and to the students of Islam.