Muhammad the Prophet

Maulana Muhammad Ali

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Researched biography of the Holy Prophet. Corrects misconceptions about his life; answers western criticism.

"(1) Muhammad The Prophet (2) The Early Caliphate, by Muhammad Ali, together constitute the most complete and satisfactory history of the early Muslims hitherto compiled in English" — Islamic Culture, Hyderabad, India

" ... He has now produced a biography of the Prophet of Islam in English ... It is not only Muslims who should feel grateful to him for the publication. The book should, indeed, give greater gratification to the English-speaking non-Muslims, whom it gives an opportunity of knowing the truth about the life and personality of one who is admitted on all hands to be the greatest reformer in the history of the world." — The New Orient

"...it is written in an authoritative and interesting fashion, and from a historical point of view will be well worth perusing by adherents of religions other than Islam." — The Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore, Pakistan

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Religion
• Islam

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• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 16 avril 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781934271155
• Langue: English

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MUHAMMAD THE PROPHET
by
MAULANA MUHAMMAD ‘ALI
THE AHMADIYYA ANJUMAN ISHA‘AT ISLAM, LAHORE, U.S.A.
 


COPYRIGHT 2011
Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Isl a m, Lahore, USA
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ISBN: 978-1-934271-15-5
 
Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Isl a m, Lahore, USA
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FIRST EDITION — 1924
USA EDITION — 1993
 
E-book Edition (Re-Typeset) — 2011
 


APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
This book has been reviewed and approved by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif of the Islamic Research Academy, General Department for Research, Writing and Translation.

 


Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem
December 1 st , 2002
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
Islamic Research Academy
General Department for
Writing and Translation
Mrs. Samina Malik
P.O. Box 3370
Dublin Oh 43016
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Book Review
Referring to your request submitted to the Department of Research, Writing and Translation at the Islamic Research Academy Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in regard to reviewing, evaluating and providing the opinion of Al-Azhar regarding the following books:
1) The Early Caliphate
2) Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quran
3) The New World Order
4) A Manual of Hadith
5) Muhammad the Prophet
written in English language by Maulana Muhammad Ali.
The Department hereby confirms that the above mentioned books contains useful knowledge and do not include anything that contradicts the Religion of Islam
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
General Director
of the Department of Research,
Writing and Translation
 
Ali Abdel Baky
 


SOME OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
English
Translation of the Holy Qur’an (with commentary and Arabic text).
The Religion of Isl a m.
Muhammad and Christ.
Early Caliphate.
Introduction to the Study of the Hadi th .
Selections from the Holy Qur’an.
Collection and Arrangement of the Holy Qur’an.
The Muslim Prayer Book.
Prayers of the Holy Qur’an.
Antichrist, Gog and Magog.
History of the Prophets.
The New World Order.
A Manual of Hadi th .
Living Thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad.
Urdu
Bay a n al-Qur’an, translation and commentary of the Holy Qur’an, in three volumes.
Ham a ’il Sh arif, translation of the Holy Qur’an with abridged commentary.
Fa d l al-B a ri, commentary of S a h i h al-Bu kha ri, in 2 volumes.
Al-Nubuwwat fil Isl a m, proof of the finality of prophethood.
Sirat Kh air al-Ba sh ar, biography of the Holy Prophet.
T a ri kh Kh il a fat R ash idah, history of the first four Caliphs.
Maq a m-i-Hadi th , the place of Tradition in Isl a m.
Zinda Nab i ki Zinda Ta‘l i m, the living thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad.
Jama‘ al-Qur’an, Collection and arrangement of the Qur’an.
 


Ahmadiyya Anjuman I sha ‘at Isl a m Lahore Inc. (U.S.A.)
P.O. Box 3370, Dublin, Ohio, 43016 U.S.A.
The Ahmadiyya Anjuman I sha ‘at Isl a m ( Ahmadiyya Society for the propagation of Isl a m ), based in Lahore, Pakistan, is an international Muslim body devoted to the presentation of Islam through literary and missionary work. Since its inception in 1914, it has produced a range of highly acclaimed, standard books on all aspects of Isl a m, and has run Muslim missions in many parts of the world, establishing the first ever Isl a mic centres in England (at Woking) and Germany (Berlin). The literature produced by the Anjuman, largely written by Maulana Muhammad Ali, is deep research work of the highest quality, based purely on the original sources of Isl a m. It has corrected many wrong notions about the religion of Isl a m, and has received world wide acclaim for its authenticity, scholarship and service of the faith.
Continuing the mission of H adrat Mirza Gh ul a m A h mad, the mujaddid of the 14th century Hijra, the Ahmadiyya Anjuman seeks to revive the original liberal, tolerant and rational spirit of Isl a m. It presents Isl a m as a great spiritual force for bringing about the moral reform of mankind, and shows that this religion has never advocated coercion, the use of physical force or the pursuit of political power in its support.
Information, books and free literature on Islam may be obtained by contacting The Ahmadiyya Anjuman I sha ‘at Isl a m Lahore (or A.A.I.I.L.) at PO Box 3370 Dublin, Ohio 43016, U.S.A. email: [e-mail] Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] .
 


E-book Publisher’s Note
 
“And when the books are spread” (81:10)
It gives us great pleasure to present Maulana Muhammad Ali’s Muhammad the Prophet in this e-book format. With the increasing popularity of e-readers, e-books have, by many accounts, become a preferred means to read literature. In order to continue to have the world-renowned literary treasures written by Maulana Muhammad Ali and other Lahore Ahmadiyya authors easily accessible to the general public, we have ventured to generate e-books of our standard publications.
This e-book of Muhammad the Prophet by Maulana Muhammad Ali is a result of this new venture. Additional titles converted to e-book format include, English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran, Teachings of Islam, History of the Prophets , The Religion of Islam , The Manual of Hadith , The Early Caliphate , Living Thoughts of Prophet Muhammad , and others.
We would like to thank our proofreaders within the USA and abroad for their meticulous checking of the proofs of this e-book. May Almighty Allah bless and reward all who have contributed and sacrificed in this cause.
Samina Malik,
Vice-President and Director of Translation and Publication,
Lahore Ahmadiyya Islamic Society USA
June 2011, Dublin, Ohio
 
Transliteration of Arabic Words
The transliteration system adapted for the e-book format from the standard transliteration system is given below. Due to the limitations of the e-book format in producing some of the diacritical signs, alternative diacritical signs have been used. These changes are indicated by red type.
Consonants
Arabic Letter — Sound — Represented by
hamzah — (sounds like h in hour — a sort of catch in the voice) — ’
ba — (same as b ) — b
ta — (the Italian dental, softer than t ) — t
th a — (between th in thing and s) — th
jim — (like g in gem ) — j
ha — (very sharp but smooth guttural aspirate) — h
kh a — (like ch in the Scotch word loch ) — kh
dal — (Italian dental, softer than d ) — d
dh al — (sounds between z and th in that ) — dh
ra — (same as r ) — r
za — (same as z ) — z
sin — (same as s ) — s
sh in — (same as sh in she ) — sh
sad — (strongly articulated s, like ss in hiss ) — s
dad — (aspirated d , between d and z ) — dz
ta — (strongly articulated palatal t ) — t
za — (strongly articulated palatal z ) — z
‘ain — (somewhat like a strong guttural hamzah, not a mere vowel) — ‘
gh ain — (guttural g, but soft) — gh
fa — (same as f ) — f
qaf — (strongly articulated guttural k ) — q
kaf — (same as k ) — k
lam — (same as l ) — l
mim — (same as m ) — m
nun — (same as n ) — n
ha — (same as h ) — h
waw — (same as w ) — w
ya — (same as y ) — y
Vowels
The vowels are represented as follows:
Short vowels:
— ’ — fathah, as u in tub — a
— ’ — kasrah, as i in pin — i
Long vowels:
— — long fathah, as a in father — a
— — long kasrah, as ee in deep — i
— ‘ — long dammah, as oo in moot — u
— — fathah before waw — au
— — fathah before ya — ai
Tanwin ’’ ’’ ‘’ is represented by an, in, un, respectively. The short and long vowels at the end of a word are shown as parts of the words, as qala where the final a stands for the fathah on lam , but the tanwin is shown as a separate syllable, as Muhammad-in.
 
Proper Names
Biblical proper names are not transliterated, but their Biblical form is adopted; other names are transliterated according to the rules of transliteration. Hence the reader will notice a change in such names as Mecca which should be written as Makkah, Medina which should be written as Madinah, Yemen which should be written as Yaman, and so on.
The following list shows the Biblical names and their Arabic equivalents:
Biblical Names— Arabic Form
Aaron — H a r u n
Abraham — Ibr a him
Adam — A dam
Amran — ‘Imr a n
Babel — B a bil
David — D a w u d
Egypt — Misr
Elias — Ily a s
Ezra — ‘Uzair
Elisha — Al-Ya sh ‘a
Gabriel — Jibr i l
Gog — Ya’j u j
Goliath — J a l u t
Gospel — Inj i l
Isaac — Is ha q
Ishmael — Ism a ‘ i l
Jacob — Ya‘q u b
Jesus — ‘ I s a
Jew — Yah u d i
Job — Ayy u b
John — Ya h y a
Jonah — Y u nus
Korah — Q a r u n
Lot — L ut
Magog — Ma’j u j
Mary — Maryam
Michael — Mik a l
Moses — M u sa
Noah — N uh
Pharaoh — Fir‘aun
Saul — T al u t
Sheba — Saba’
Soloman — Sulaim a n
Torah — Taur a t
Zacharias — Zakariyy a
 


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This book was originally written in Urdu by late Maulana Muhammad ‘Ali, translator of the Holy Quran in English as well as in Urdu, and author of several books on Islam and its Prophet. In 1924, appeared the English rendering which was the result of the labour of love of Maulana Muhammad Yakub Khan, the then Imam of the Shah Jehan Mosque at Woking, England and to whom Al-haj Khwajah Kamal al-Din, Founder and Head of the Woking Muslim Mission, afforded every facility for completing his task. The manuscript was placed, as was done in the case of the English translation of the Quran, in the hands of Maulana Sadr-ud-Din, who was at the time propagating Islam in Germany, for supervising the work through the press. The second edition appeared in 1933; the third in 1951. In the present revised edition, besides some minor alterations, some chapters have been combined under one heading.
It may be added here that the idea of writing an exhaustive life of the Founder of Islam was ever present in the mind of