Untold : A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
by
Tamam Kahn
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0982324650
ISBN-13
9780982324653
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Imprint
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 16th, 2010
Print length
172 Pages
Weight
274 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.40 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
History of religionIslamGender studies: women
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Untold demystifies the most influential women present at the dawn of Islam and introduces us to Muhammad’s wives.
"Finally, we get to meet the first women of Islam. Thank you for this brave book." Coleman Barks, author of Essential Rumi, and other books on the great Persian Language poet
"Brilliant and illuminating . . . awesome in the depth of its research, the grace of its prose, and the beauty of its poetic voices." Alicia Ostriker, author, poet, and Professor Emerita of English at Rutgers University
"Poet, historian and mystic, Tamam Kahn captures the voices and hearts of women you will never forget. I would gladly sit at these women''s feet night after night to hear their stories. " -Elizabeth Cunningham, author of The Maeve Chronicles
Untold demystifies the most influential women at the dawn of Islam: Prophet Muhammad''s wives. They are presented in all their variety, among them, Khadija, a successful merchant and his only wife for twenty-five years; Umm Salama, who helped forge an important peace treaty; Rayhana and Safiyya, two Jewish captives; and there are others. This unusual book combines short biographies with meticulous research. The reader enters seventh century Arab culture and the first moments of what came to be a new religion. This book is powerful women''s storytelling.
"Brilliant and illuminating . . . awesome in the depth of its research, the grace of its prose, and the beauty of its poetic voices." Alicia Ostriker, author, poet, and Professor Emerita of English at Rutgers University
"Poet, historian and mystic, Tamam Kahn captures the voices and hearts of women you will never forget. I would gladly sit at these women''s feet night after night to hear their stories. " -Elizabeth Cunningham, author of The Maeve Chronicles
Untold demystifies the most influential women at the dawn of Islam: Prophet Muhammad''s wives. They are presented in all their variety, among them, Khadija, a successful merchant and his only wife for twenty-five years; Umm Salama, who helped forge an important peace treaty; Rayhana and Safiyya, two Jewish captives; and there are others. This unusual book combines short biographies with meticulous research. The reader enters seventh century Arab culture and the first moments of what came to be a new religion. This book is powerful women''s storytelling.
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