Muhammad, the Perfect Example – Fakhr al-Din Muhammad

About the author of Muhammad, the Perfect Ideal 

He was an Egyptian writer and man of letters, born in 1883 CE. He studied at Oxford University for a time, then returned to Egypt and worked as an inspector at the Ministry of Education, and later as a teacher at Al-Azhar. Among his important literary works are «Muhammad, the Perfect Ideal», «Doing Justice to Uthman», «The Perfect Character» and «The Days of the Arabs in the Pre-Islamic Era» (written in collaboration with other authors). This great writer and man of letters died in 1944 CE

About the book Muhammad, the Perfect Ideal 

• The book comprises thirteen chapters. It begins by setting out the personal and social virtues of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, then discusses the social circumstances that called for his mission ﷺ, sheds detailed light on the life of the Prophet ﷺ, and concludes by refuting some fabrications about him and about Islam, together with a brief account of the Prophetic biography in an eloquent and pleasing style
• The book includes “nine myths” from nine different societies and civilisations, retold in contemporary, accessible language to make them more approachable for the general reader. The editor also explains myth through linguistic, philosophical, psychological and historical approaches, and clarifies the difference between myth, folk tale and literary story. The book also seeks to introduce the culture of the civilisations and societies that produced these myths, since myths express a community's ideas, reflections, wisdom and the essence of its culture, and are therefore an integral part of human heritage

Key topics of Muhammad, the Perfect Ideal 

Muhammad's Personal Virtues / Muhammad Among the Messengers / Conclusive Proofs of the Truth of His Prophethood / The Most Compelling in Argument and the Clearest in Proof / Zakat / What Is Specific to Women and Not Men / Good Conduct / The Noblest of Creation / The First Manifestation of the Holy Quran