{"product_id":"the-first-muslim-lesley-hazleton-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 Lesley Hazleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594632308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594632303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"Lesley Hazleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048383017215,"sku":"9781594632303","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8767d582-3d8d-47aa-821a-20f26cbbfa68.jpg?v=1684995466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-muslim-lesley-hazleton-9781594632303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}