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P-ople of the Perf_mo, 10 colt to pm~, 9.\ 168 on rnu""the" rn, 115

pe,m,,,,,,,,, (Ntkh.~, 104 rnd cluldren, 213--t 4, 233n. 6 re,i,.,,,,,,:md IT>luh.mmad', ethics. ,

pens«Uhon ..,d OWn:s"OIl <il«crion of (q'w,,), 73--74, Muhammad', of,
.n<! <mig",tiun. 59-60, 86
:md k"1nH I,)"",. T7 "-'00 51-52.150,195
. 1><1 'he Poe! of ,he Vi,n.ou"
o.oJ gende< ",1"i011'. 148 Muhammad'. '".ching> on, n.
'"-U .nd idol.try, 190-91
on number of ,,~vCl, 136
ond th< Qu"y,h; 53
f<jcction <>f, 1% .nd !sUmic .uthority, 144-45. on orph1llhood 1<Id puvcrti of
. nd Jk,."lotiom, 32-33
P.rn.ncmpirc, 149, 161, 187-88 228n.l IT>luh.mtllild, I I-12
:md the 1,lomic creed, 7]
Pru.uoh, 169 on "people of Ihe Book," . 9
pilgrim'ge,
1lld Muhamm.d's ilIn".. 205 .nd persc<",ioft. 63--64
,h. haJJ, 195--97, 199, U'n. 16, nigh, pro)'er. 42----43, S&, I ]].
on rol,-g. m,-, 2270 16
2280.2, 229o. IIJ, 231n. 28
and the K.bo, 191 136. 149---50.21 1 ()fl prophe", 6-7
k '<cr pJJgnm.ge (Nm""'), 1"10--7 ) number of pro)'e.... 223n. 11
to M.«., 15{>-51 on purificorion. 15

n egOTi.,ion, over, 151-53 ond pilgrim,ge to Mecc• • 177 on rd.don, "..ith non,Mudms,
typ<o, 22~n_ 2
fo r the Prophet, 217n. I n
pilli(n,o..f,hum. .f" oJ", p",ycr
:md 00001 C<jwt)', 118-19 on religious ,oIeronce, 116
ooJificauon of, 199 >.lid ",:ott..e, 141 --4~
,"'O"h ip dU';e., 2230 . 16 K....el..oon 01; "l}/-j(,
r.. ting (u,",mj, 11 1, 113, 17'>,
on role of Muh.mmad, ix
223n. 16
pric.... 115. 116 on sociol iu,rice, 90
""d fato, 223n. 12
and the Islamic <reed, 71 , 221 n. pri.o""" of WH, 106, BO, 145-46 un ' pintualit}', 135
pm.... lik of Muh;mm.J, 74,
" ,0pjlgrirn~ M""". (;",pl. "",us of, 41---42
t 95-97, 19'\ 223n. 16, 228n.
2, 229n. 10, 23111. 28 168-70 011 trial, of f. i.h, 7, 16
prof."ion of fo . h (~,h-J""­ profe..ion of foith (a!j,.:/ulfuJah).
TIl< Quran\ Bride (.unh), 221 n. 6
/huJah),37, 175-76, lHS, 2230. .•7, 17S_76, 185, 223n. 16
Quny.h (don)
'"!\n'd.tion of, 73
al,.Prometheus. 6 ....,.ruck on Modin., 137---42
sociol "~ (t4~~, 51, 93, 181, ';gn'prophecie., 12. S.. .nd
1')'), 22.2n. 2, 223n. 16 .nd b.lli,hmen. of Mu,li rn~
vi,ions
plur:;ili,m, 98
p'''phe" . od rrophe'n<:<;>d l,.,tIc of Badr, 104-5, \05-7
po<tty, 186-87 cycle of prophcthood 1
politic" 43--49, 55--5(;, 91 bmle of Hu.oarn Volley, 182
polygamy, 75, 227<. 16 and the h l:unk crecd. 221n. 8 b..tle of Uhud, t 22- 25
coro~n , ''',"cl:«I. 100
polytheism .nd ~s<ngen, 21Sn 1 and CO<l,,,'-';ons. 38
1!I Moe<1, 9, 224", 16 . nd th~ eo,'CJl1ll' of 01-
in Medin., 89 . od Mun.mmad', hw",nit}', x
Muh . mmod on, 2()4 .nd the "ightJourfIC); 71 HuJ. ybi))·.h, 157. 170-71.
174-76
.n<! the Qur>.y'''' 39 and polirlaU power, S5-56 ond emignrion o f IT>lu, linu,
.nd ooci:tl iu,dce, 22
.nJ 'm"",d,m, 222n, 10 propne,ic mission, 39 78--79, 82, 84----87
poverty and ,ne irr~,O\'eri,n«l ""d eXI""dition. 160
.n<! hUm. h, 11' propn"'ic t"'cl ition. 14S. h",tilitics ,,-ith Muslim" 46,
of Muh:unmad, 11, 33--34, 38 199_ 2 0 0 , 2 2 4 0 . 2 8
.nd Muh;mm.ds de" h, 2f.f1 51 _53,55,59-60, 65-66,68,
Muh.mm.d~ treatmeo, of, Qur1ll on, 6-7 72, \01-3, 129
""I of P'''Pneth<:>nd ~I"" ~•.
2 12 - 1 3 iO'lwrie••bout Mu h. mm od,
.nd R,m.d. n, ]50 ""bw""'}'),2f)
onJ soci.1 equity, 48--49 .igru; of, 19---20 "'-;0
and the .poil, of W"', 184 md in<crtrib21 conflict, 95,
Tbt Proplxl's Lj< (Ibn 11i>ru.m),
.nd Z.yo.b, 134 "'-"
pnyer (uldj 2180.4
1!ld Je""h tribes, 100
.ml .blu,ion., 42, 64, 177, 202. purifjcorion, 15, 42. JH.n, .blu· .nd iu,tice. 20
231-32n. It onJ ,h. K.b., 2S
rions
for the .bse.o. dcccosed ("''''' ~t origin of, 219n. 3
Q.J.:i~, 62 Qamus, 163 :md tho pllgrimoge to Mecca.
Q~>;m ~Iu h ~"'m.,j', .on). 23, H,
UI Ad.l." 69 15C}-51. 151_S3, 177_79
169---711
1'10" 'gain" Muhommad, 107---l!
Q ....... (cuncl), 82, S:J....i=4, 15],
1ru1 polytheism, 39
m .ruI ><xi.] uphomil, 55-56
.nd the ,poW o f ",ar, 184-86
Qaynu<.p. (d.n), 107-9, 131. 162
Qu""y<an (cI .n)
Qub.J}, l!7-8S, 19.; .nd Abu Lub.b. h, 133
.nd .he R."u Nadi" 131
<>-- ...d the b.tt1e of the Moat.
on Abroham. 2, 3. 4-6 140-41.143
<>n Abu Loh.b, 106 beSJegod, 144-46
Bible compared to, 21 8ft . 8 .ruI Kh.yb.., 162-63
on comul",rion (,hMr"!, ]27 . 1""., 137

on 'he de",", 11. 12-13 Qu,.yy. 21 ')n. J
on erue<, 181

f,," ""'''11, 29, 30-31. 64

on hypocri<c., 91, 141
on.J<luui, 52-55

mo"' go or. 39-44

lnMx 241

R,;,bb (R,;,bln.I:) (F-<iucato,), .13, 35, S.f",." ibn ol.Mwttal, 121 , 177, .od gender rda"",,-\ 118, 213,
«l, 2180. 8
184,2290. J m
"'j.b, 97
R>.madln s",d,63--64 .nd tb< lews of I\ledtn., 89---91
.ndjihaJ,214--- 15
2nd 'h~ ha"l~ of H.d" 1M S.alim (dan), 107 .nd Muh.mmad', de>lh, 207
and .he ,,"II to prap=<, 93 .nd Muh.mIIUd', example,
ono the cm'Cflan' of .1_ Solm.., (Salmo" .1_ Fan.;), 137
2 15-16
Hud.ybiJ')'1h, 175 S. ",h,2 Muhamm. d', 1..<0'" on,

f•..mg during, 113 S.wclah, 75, 95 212--13
and mu,,,,,1 ."i.tonee .g,ee-
M.h>n;nud'. seclusion during. ,..I of propheth<>Od (khalim ~"-
26---27 men", SIJ...lj9
"~Mt,.".,,},), 20 . nd the n:un<> o f God, 41
IUld Muh.mm.d', "we" 11>8 . nd the p.et of tho virmou"
",If wntrol, 1I2--13
rnd n igh. " ""hip, 149 '"-n
""d Qunn ,cci..tion, 36 .df-duubt , 5, 57
Ran ,"", ,-:illo)" 83 .nd PO""'t)', 48----49, 51, 93, 181,
",tienalit)' .nd re.son, 31, 73, 1';7 ,-<lfIesoncs" 215. IN ali" ch..i 'J-~ 1\19, 223n.1 6
R'yh1n.h, 14(,
",liaflCe on God, 81 f'O'''' ty .nd the impoveri'hed; «jcc"on of o!'Pre,sicn, 1%-97
r<p"'<n"~om o f the Prophet, Zal:at (..:>Cia! tlX) .nd ' eligiou. l=:lenhip, 200
.nd r«po"'-'biliti.. of Muslim"
132n. 21 Xycn Sleeper> o f Ephesus, 58
reputation of Muhammad, 22--23, ""rnd , I."e')" 214
,-<:ruill,)', 112-13
"rc:si,unco, 52--55, 98, I .. "J",jiha4 ""'W ''''-tu., 47
sh'1'herd, Muh'nlm",i .s, 17 ooci.l .ax (~al), 51 , 93, 181, 199,
no.pte. , 11 6 Sidnt . 1_ Munah., Li
re,,<m, 26----27 222n.2, 223n,16
Rc,,,lotion , iegc... 139--42, 142-44, 144-46, solitud., 26-27
S01"«ry, 45----46
.nd ad""<oity, 5~ ""'ign' ..,d visions ,ou t (~"".J, ,7, 5S
on ..rued res,;"tance, 97- 9'} .nd chiklren, 214 ' pif1tuaiJty, 14, 150, 156-59
"split <he,," to.l., 14- 15
00 contfOC{', 89 . nd emig,..iOfl to .\f edin., 'poils of "·ar, W6, 124---25, 18J----ll7
00 eoo,,,,,ioo., 3') T he S"'-, (.ur2hJ, 71_72
71J...-7? mbmi",on, 215
Of\ dir«:tion of pLa),er, 99-100 , uffertng. 54
.nd od"".tion, 30---31 2nd tho K..b., 150 Sufism, 226", 14
effee. on ~Iuh>mm.d, 29_.'10, Scili.yl ibn Am" 154, 155-5-6, 177,
Mcili.mn,ad on, 194
}Ii,22On. 17 184, 229n. 3
""d M.~h"mm<><l', b ;"h, to Sul'ym «Lon), 137
.nd <thic>, 221n. 19 . nrl Muhammad', childhood, 15 Sum ')"j'.h,47
on . , ii<, 85 IOnnab (prophetic tndition), 145,
and G .hriel, ]5--36 ,,..'"",d Muh.mmad', prophetb<>Od,
.. gift . nd burden, 4 1 and Muh.rnmad's ,eclusion, 199-200, 224n, 28
onjl'&u/,52- 55
and Kh.dij.h, 29---30, 34--35 2&----27 .u. .superstition, 193
. nd m<>1':l!ity, .11_33 h'
l\luh.mmad'. opinion wntt:1.sted and Mu h.mm.d', 'p,ntuillty, Tn~ C.." , 58
T he Cow, 91
,."th, !O3 '" ".tu...nJ l\luh>mmorl's 23, 25 T he Criterion, 53
The En'hrouded ( )ft e, 41--42
and the public coil to f.it h, . nd n.tun:, 13, 135 Th~ F:unily of Imron, 115 , 226n.
J8--J9 '"c'" hlul..l<), 2Xh" 22
rnd nigh' P"'Y<f, 42-43 "Lory, 6O---{i 1
and the QUNnic me".gc, 39-44 ..,d pilgrim.ge to 1\1=0, 157 Th e Nocturn.t Voyage, 70-74
>nd sign. 10d ,~.iun>, 33 The Pen, 31
,ilroad,33---34 and the silence of R."..lation, on th~ pilgrim.ge, 191
CO!) "'-";~\ iu,,",", 90 TI,e Q u",n', H-ri<le, Z21n (,
vO:UITI< of, JJ ;'-" on f<bciomhip ".jth Chri,tian.,
lIld W'f1qili ibn N.",{1l, 30 116---1 7
rttual p",ctia" 73---74, 200, J'", a1to .od the ,totu. of the Qurrn, 41 The Rm",.m, 187
Tho SlOt, 71-72
P"')'<' ("""~ :md ,up<",ition, 193 Tho Vieto'y, 177
The Rom.n> (>uuh), 187 'p,crni.m, 187, 190, 22.2n. 10
RUG'n"h (Muhamm.d', d.ugh ter), IUldtrio),eff.i!h,5, 16 S)"", 17! -72, 174

n , 26, 59, 101, 107, 13-1 of Urn.,\ coownlon, 6.1 T. buk,187_90
Toif, 68--70, 183, 185
,"cri~c<>, 4-6, 15-6, 159, 203----l, ,inc~ri'J-', 11 7, 193---95
218n.8
,londer, 121
S.d IBedouin dan), \ I , 14
,loves IUld ,1o"or),
5><1 btl Abi W''I'l'''' 202
S.d ion MWldh, 102, 145, 146 ;\b u R. f" 117
S.d 1m Ubad.h, 173, 185
S.fiyyah, 163 Ad,I." (,1J-7()

Blla1,46

wocubine" 229n. 6

.nd cOlwe,..ioo to h l>m, 86

Mcili.mm:td', treatmen. o f, 207,

m

S.lm .n aI·Rln, i, B7
.nd 'oro.! ju,,,«, 214

Z'j'd ibn Muh.mmad, 24--25,

""oocial iu,tice .nd equity
.nd AI'Y',inio., (00--{.6, 7(>-77

ond children, 214

.nd tho c"""""nt of aI-

Hud>rtu)1"'h, li6

.ne! carly convc"ion.. 38

242

,,= . nd thc W'o..",lIl1 of ol- Utlumn tbn M..=, 112
rrulitH)- tu {.utIwh). 189-90, I-h.do)l»yyah, 155-56. 1SlI.
:DOn. 17 U,hmatl ,bn ToIhah, 77, 171
oocW "u (~.,.~. SI, Ql, 1~1. m
]99, 2220. 2, Z23n. 16 The Vic"'ry (.utah). ITI
.M ""IN,", chtngc.. 85
T.ym (cb.n), ZiJ daugh,er,l07 ",lions. S.. •ign. and .,...,.,.
teaehing ~nd cduao""" on fole, 22ln. 12
and ~nder rdanon.. 148, 168. w.tuhi, 124. 226rL 37
ODd wn.w11DOll. 102-3 Waluhi ibn Hub. 178
'""" i1>« Uboyy, 167
and «>OVCrtl. 179 WIlt;,!. 47
and the fin. v~ of .... :ond!ht lobmM: on. 87
W.roqah ibrt N",,-w, 9, 19, 23, 30,
Qut2tl, 30-31 and miliwy ....non, Z30n. 17 33,37
orod .\luhomm><l', death, xu,
import. """ of k"""*, 107 "",.IiI",
t.nd Muh.mmod~ n."h. nhood, 209-10
.,hIe.ond con\'e....on.. ?C.J.-~1
1r>--17 and Muh>r!l",II<l', illne,.. 206 of, 123, lfl6...t.7, 2;01-3,

md n.tun:, 12-14, ]).4....35 rucma",., 222n. 4 228tL 32, 231n, 5
and "ILJojI' tum, 218n. II oucu-... 179
ond pu1KIIuon uf Mu.Jim.. 67
. pintu:ll edificauon, n 4 in""d.", 20
on 1'"""''''' of....u, 106 and.,.dtod: 19-4
Temple in Jen.J$O.km, 71, n nulinuy o....tw., 137-38, 189-90
...ond "'ligmIs ou!hoI:!lf, 200 moo, at MaIim., 137_38
"""p'.""n, S. 16-17 and n . Nle, ]31-32,:bl2-J
.uppon fur T.buk ""pedition,
Tho.b" ibn lhbthnah, 133 ",...,pruoncn of ....t, ]06, DO,
Tbabi. ibn Qa)"l, 233n. , ,,,ol.'UJ>POI" of M......~ 73
lMqif (chn), 68, lU, 18.l, 185, " 'clition ()fl, 97_99
. 00 of faith, 6l-06
''''Tho...., co''', B2 wu <nn....I"'ciun.. 101 .;~ 1311-42, 142-4~, 144--46,

Tonh, 89 Urn A).....", 37,173 M'
"~ UIILI)'r ibn ,,",'.hb, 108
and !he opuiIs of ""', 106,
anads on cara'",,, 100-102, Urn H.b,1><h b,n< Abi s..;y..,. 78,
124-25, 183--37
'"and battle of Mu,..., 171-'4 161,1(5,IH
Urn H IUII, ~1 ....,••, 202
dnhng ...-nh """·Musb....... n
Um i1>« AFan, 189 "nlth, 169, 221,,- 21. S.. m. .blu-
and intertribal conflICt, 96-97 Um KWthcon (M .....ammad'.
U>d M=. 95 ~.
...d Medm., 129 d.ught:r), 23, 26, 107, 160,
rnd Muh.nurud~ honuty, 22 """". of Muhamm.d, 33, 34-35,
ondpea«,163 ,~ s.. "'"163, 168--70, 212,
mdirion, pmphcuc, 145, 199-200, .pe-
Urn /Ibm, 150-51
224n.28 N", ,,,h (\tJ$tf pilgrim. ge), 17D-7], cific ,ndividwtl.

,.........1r2nS<cndcncc: of teIr, 21 S 186, WIn. Z v.'()<M<l, .1ft s=da ..luion.
Urn Rum... ]59
trcaeh<-ry, 108. S. . . . h1-pocntd 1"Ofah'p. S.. PO)"'t (ut..)
Um Sahnuh. 59, n, 1.J.4. ISO-51,
1mb of faith. 4-6. 7, 15-16. Y...... 41
156, ]S9 y.thrib, 1$. $7, 62, 74-'6, 79, 84,
63-66,66-67,84-6S Um Swof"', 123-24, ]113
""''Y of M...tun.. 25 I!& S.. J. Mcdtrut
tribal uni.... 21 en. S. S,,,,/,.1}J«ifo Unnh,15:
Yo., Df Sorrow, 2230, 10
dmu on" ,,;bt, ,"'-",Uumah ib:l Zoyd, 16">-67, 173,
Yc"",n, 1]5, 199, S.. "IJI Noj""
Tnoi')',115 UIOyl>oh,2)
fnI«<, 154-$6. 161 Cbrlotiono
U,bah, ZIi, 104-5
tnHt, S4, 76-77, 83, 85. 143 Utbah i1>« RabUh, 51-52 {l'4M (1<)(,01 tOll). 51, 9" 181, 199,
Uthnun ibn Aff.., 222n, 2, 223tL 16
Uba)'dab ibn aJ. HIIrith, lOS
aIItgi2nct "" MutwnrrDd, Zayd ibet Hanthah (Muummod~
liborualhh .bn Jolu.h. 78
,"-" adopted oon)
Uhud, bottle of. 122-25, 126-27,
132. 137_38, 161, 2()01 :ond.-u on a",,'2f\lo, 10] odupooo of, 24-25
:ond the <tIUI!flInon of Mo.mm,
Um oI-NdI, 1O~ .nock on ""......n, 1>17
Um.m.h, 147 ,".",1 ,he MUM e:tpedition, 231 n. bottle of MutJI.h, 172-73
Urn.. ibn ol.Kh.tub
pilgrilILlKc n~t'.~on.. 153 (Dnve"t<>n, 37
and the Son., No.;Lr. 131 n.mo change> 136
.up..p.ot,and thc <ier of M«lliI., 142
bank or Bad•• 1()4-5 fOf ToOOk ""pedition, and me .ic]je of Medina, 14()

bani< of Uhud, 125 :ond ""f.... death, ]07 "'" of, 228n. 1
~ by Abu Suf)-. 132 Za)'1\Ib (MuluInnad'• .taugh•.."

23, n4, 136, 146-48, 23On. 28

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