Prophecy and Power

Muhammad and the Qur'an in the Light of Comparison

by Marilyn Robinson Waldman, edited by Bruce B. Lawrence

Book cover: Prophecy and Power

Extent: 208 pages

Publisher: Equinox Publishing

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Comparative Islamic Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(September 2013)

ISBN: 9781781790304

Price: $29.95

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Hardback (Published)

(September 2012)

ISBN: 9781845539870

Price: $29.95

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By the end of the ninth century the Prophet Muhammad had emerged as an incomparable exemplar shared by all Muslim communities. Prophecy and Power offers a rigorous comparative study of both the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran. The book ranges across various issues: the comparative study of prophecy; Quranic comparison as a modality of change; the Prophet as exemplar and foil; and an experiment in comparison between Muhammad and Alinesitouie.


By the end of the ninth century the Prophet Muhammad had emerged as an incomparable exemplar shared by all Muslim communities. Prophecy and Power offers a rigorous comparative study of both the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran. The book ranges across various issues: the comparative study of prophecy; Quranic comparison as a modality of change; the Prophet as exemplar and foil; and an experiment in comparison between Muhammad and Alinesitouie.

  • By (author) Marilyn Robinson Waldman
  • Edited by Bruce B. Lawrence