{"product_id":"the-first-muslim-the-story-of-muhammad-9781594632303","title":"The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited--and remade. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLesley Hazleton's new book, \u003ci\u003eAgnostic: A Spirited Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, is out now from Riverhead Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe First Muslim\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe First Muslim \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates not only an immensely significant figure but his lastingly relevant legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3396078\"\u003eLesley Hazleton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594632303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594632308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO018000\"\u003eReligious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL037010\"\u003eIslam | History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS026000\"\u003eMiddle East | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesley Hazleton reported on the Middle East from Jerusalem for more than a dozen years, and has written for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her last book, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the PEN-USA book Award. Hazleton lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832823644299,"sku":"9781594632303","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_f301770b-e42d-49e6-9c99-188708cb3904.jpg?v=1755623936","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-first-muslim-the-story-of-muhammad-9781594632303","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}