Kecia Ali interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Many Views Of Muhammad, As A Man And As A Prophet
The Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was one of the most influential men in human history — but there’s little we can say about his life with historical certainty. The details of his life have been debated and manipulated ever since he walked the earth in the seventh century.
Boston University professor Kecia Ali’s new book, The Lives of Muhammad, examines those divergent narratives. In it, she explores the different ways the prophet’s life story has been told and retold, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, from the earliest days of Islam to the present.