Images of Muhammad : narratives of the prophet in Islam across the centuries - Khalidi, Tarif, 1938- (New York : Doubleday, 2009)
The turning point : Muhammad in the Qur'an -- The legislator : Muhammad in Hadith -- The master narrative : Muhammad in the Sira -- The teacher of manners : Muhammad in Adab -- The light of the world : Muhammad in Shiite biographies -- The model mystic : Muhammad in Sufi literature -- The prophet canonized : Muhammad's Sira in a new canonical age -- The universal model : Muhammad in later medieval biography -- The hero : Muhammad in modern biography -- The liberator : Muhammad in contemporary Sira.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Muhammad, -- Prophet, -- -632 -- Biography; Muhammad, -- Prophet, -- -632 -- Biography -- Sources; Muhammad, -- Prophet, -- -632 -- Appreciation