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The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited—and remade.

Lesley Hazleton's new book, Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto, is out now from Riverhead Books.

Muhammad’s was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In The First Muslim, Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life. Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics, religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all his complexity and vitality.

Hazleton’s account follows the arc of Muhammad’s rise from powerlessness to power, from anonymity to renown, from insignificance to lasting significance. How did a child shunted to the margins end up revolutionizing his world? How did a merchant come to challenge the established order with a new vision of social justice? How did the pariah hounded out of Mecca turn exile into a new and victorious beginning? How did the outsider become the ultimate insider?

Impeccably researched and thrillingly readable, Hazleton’s narrative creates vivid insight into a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, nonviolence and violence, rejection and acclaim. The First Muslim illuminates not only an immensely significant figure but his lastingly relevant legacy.

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File Size: 1794 KB
Print Length: 383 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Books (January 24, 2013)
Publication Date: January 24, 2013
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B008ON42FY
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October 21, 2017

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Amazing book for anyone who is interested in knowing the story behind what is soon to be the biggest religion in the world

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Many crucial events were missing from the story and i ...

January 29, 2017

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Many crucial events were missing from the story and i find the analysis of the writer not always in cohesion with the facts. However it was a well written book and gives a general idea on the subject of Muhammad.

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An easy introduction into Islam

June 17, 2013

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With today's headlines about Muslims I wondered about Islam and recognized I did not know much about Islam. This book gives an easy introduction into the beginnings of Islam. I liked it because after reading the book it provides the reader with an option to either go deeper into the subject or leave it as is.

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One of my favorite books

March 12, 2014

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I got this book since I knew very little about Muhammad or the origins of Islam. After the first few pages I had a hard time putting the book down. It was very informative and read like a novel, in a sense bringing the historical figures back to life. The author also connects some events and circumstances from the 6th and 7th centuries to current times which added to the book's relevance. It is interesting that Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, and even Joseph Smith made their connections with God when going off to deserted places. The instances of great violence described in the book alongside attempts at peace and harmony created a theme throughout the book that, like in many religions, is perplexing to say the least. After reading this book I got Hazleton's book After the First Muslim which was written prior to the one I am reviewing. I hope Hazleton writes more on this subject as her style makes for easy, interesting, and informative reading. I strongly recommend this book if you are looking to learn about an important person and time with which you are not familiar.

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September 10, 2017

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Beautifully written, very human look at an influential man.

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Lesley Hamilton has done an incredible job

September 23, 2013

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The book first portion about the first 40 years of Prophet Muhammad's life is all well documented, is unique, and not described in such detail in the contemporary biographies in English by other authors. However, I felt that some of her own judgments and views about Prophet Muhammad's actions during his stay in Medina were not based on facts or research.

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Vaseehar Hassan

The real story of Prophet as is with no exaggerations

August 4, 2018

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Very few books have such comprehensive and realistic narrative of Muhammad’s early years before he was declared “Prophet”. There are no hyperbolic narratives in this book.

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Celeste Johnson

April 9, 2018

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Awesome!

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