Muhammad

TIMELINE:

http://12.151.120.44/toah/ht/06/wap/ht06wap.htm

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Maxime Rodinson on the early life of Muhammad
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/rodinson.html

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The early period of Muhammad from The Life of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq (d. 732)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/muhammadi-sira.html

Various links to texts: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/

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Constitution of Medina

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Assessment of Muhammad by W. M. Watt
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/watt.html

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Patricia Crone on the historical problems related to the life of Muhammad. "What do we actually know about Mohammed?"
http://www.opendemocracy.net/faith-europe_islam/mohammed_3866.jsp

The Image of Muhmmad: the controversy over his depiction

LOOK:

images of all sorts
http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/

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For an overview of the controversy with sensible reflection
http://silvers.progressiveislam.org/index.php/The_Danish_Cartoon_Fiasco

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Muhammad's footprints
http://www.usna.edu/Users/humss/bwheeler/footprints_pm.html

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The swords of Muhammad
http://www.usna.edu/Users/humss/bwheeler/swords/faqar.html

Authority of Muhammad

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al-Shafi'i's Risala "On the Obligation to Accept the Authority of the Prophet"
http://islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=204

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Hadith: Chapters in the Sahih of Bukhari; Selections of Hadith material

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Hadith material http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beh/islam_hadith_bibl.html;

Bibliography on Muhammad’s Biography; Bibliography on the authority of Muhammad