It is the 26th day of Ramadan in the year 610, and a handsome man named Muhammad is meditating in a cave on Mount Hira. Fear grips him as he tries to sort out the visions and voices washing over him; and terrified that he is possessed, he leaves the cave to return to Mecca. The day that will transform Muhammad's life - and change the world - has begun. That day becomes a fluid intermingling of the ordinary and a dreamlike conviction that something indescribable is about to happen. Finally, his disquiet increasing, invading his sleep and forcing him to leave his wife's side, Muhammad returns to the cave on Mount Hira to give birth to the momentous revelations within him.This finely crafted, poetic novel captures the mystery of religious revelation as it unfolds in all its intensity, providing a unique window on Islam's Prophet. Winner of Morocco's prestigious Grand Prix Atlas in 1996, it was first published in French in 1995 as ""L'homme du Livre"".
| ISBN: | 9780894108952 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 2002 |
| Author: | Driss Chraibi |
| Publisher: | Three Continents Press an imprint of Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 90 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
It is the 26th day of Ramadan in the year 610, and a handsome man named Muhammad is meditating in a cave on Mount Hira. Fear grips him as he tries to sort out the visions and voices washing over him; and terrified that he is possessed, he leaves the cave to return to Mecca. The day that will transform Muhammad's life - and change the world - has begun. That day becomes a fluid intermingling of the ordinary and a dreamlike conviction that something indescribable is about to happen. Finally, his disquiet increasing, invading his sleep and forcing him to leave his wife's side, Muhammad returns to the cave on Mount Hira to give birth to the momentous revelations within him.This finely crafted, poetic novel captures the mystery of religious revelation as it unfolds in all its intensity, providing a unique window on Islam's Prophet. Winner of Morocco's prestigious Grand Prix Atlas in 1996, it was first published in French in 1995 as ""L'homme du Livre"".
Muhammad features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Muhammad is available in Paperback
Muhammad was written by Driss Chraibi and published by Three Continents Press an imprint of Lynne Rienner Publishers
Muhammad has 90 pages