9780195374766. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 256. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now in his first book written for a wide audience he offers a marvelous biography of the Prophet Muhammad one that highlights the spiritual and ethical teachings of one of the most influential figures in human history. In the Footsteps of the Prophet is a fresh and perceptive look at Muhammad capturing a life that was often eventful gripping and highly charged. Ramadan provides both an intimate portrait of a man who was shy kind but determined as well as a dramatic chronicle of a leader who launched a great religion and inspired a vast empire. More important Ramadan presents the main events of the Prophet s life in a way that highlights his spiritual and ethical teachings. The book underscores the significance of the Prophet s example for some of today s most controversial issues such as the treatment of the poor the role of women Islamic criminal punishments war racism and relations with other religions. Selecting those facts and stories from which we can draw a profound and vivid spiritual picture the author asks how can the Prophet s life remain -- or become again -- an example a model and an inspiration? And how can Muslims move from formalism -- a fixation on ritual -- toward a committed spiritual and social presence? In this thoughtful and engaging biography Ramadan offers Muslims a new understanding of Muhammad s life and he introduces non-Muslims not just to the story of the Prophet but to the spiritual and ethical riches of Islam.