It offers scholarly analysis of the Prophet Muhammad, but with a personal touch. Almost inescapably, writing this book became an act of worship for Knight, who converted to Islam in his teens.

Hilye, or calligraphic panel containing a physical description of the Prophet Muhammad made in 1718 in the Galata Palace, Istanbul. Dihya Salim al-Fahim, (1718), via Wikimedia CommonsThe ...

Our rating: False The Catholic Church did not create Islam. According to experts and historical texts, the religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.

Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, said she knew many Muslims have deeply held religious beliefs that prohibit depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. So last semester ...

“The Prophet Muhammad at the Gates of Hell,” a painting in a manuscript copy of al-Sara’i’s “Nahj al-Faradis” (”Paths of Paradise”) circa 1465, is on loan from The David Collection ...

According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad was a righteous man born around A.D. 570, whom God designated as his final prophet. He learned God’s message by heart and recited it.