The Genius of Muhammad

About this book

Between the corridors of history and the din of battles, a thin thread binds the greatness of prophecy to the pulse of humanity, a thread seen only by those who strip their insight of prejudgments. This book is no mere biography to be added to library shelves, but an exploratory journey into the depths of the soul that changed the face of the world. Abbas Mahmoud Al-Aqqad takes us on an intellectual adventure whose spark was lit thirty years before its publication, born of a passing discussion and a deep meditation on the concept of "heroism." Here, we do not search for the dates of events so much as we search for the "genius" latent behind them; that which made of the Meccan orphan a leader, and of the shepherd a guide of nations. Al-Aqqad slips into the details of the Muhammadan personality to answer the soul's questions: how did this heart balance the resolve of the commander and the mercy of the father? And how did one man move a people from worshipping stone to the horizon of the Highest Right, with a genius beyond description? It is a call to every seeker of inspiration, and to all who see in man a potential transcending the limits of the impossible. You will find.