A different prophet's life: Muhammad
"MUHAMMAD, PROPHET OF GOD," by Daniel C. Peterson, with a foreword by Khaleel Mohammed, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 186 pages, Paperback, $15.00
"Soon after his conquest of Mecca, the Prophet (Muhammad) was seen lying prostrate on an unkept grave, weeping," writes Daniel C. Peterson in his book "Muhammad, Prophet of God."
It was Muhammad's mother's grave.
Peterson, who is a professor of Islamic studies and Arabic at BYU, wrote a moving and enlightening account of the "complex" and "commanding" messenger who brought a world religion into being.
For Latter-day Saints (and critics of Mormons) the parallels between the Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. may leap out in this book. The non-parallels also are also stark. But these comparisons are not the purpose of Peterson's book and are not even mentioned. This book is for a wider Western audience.
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