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From Merchant to Messenger

The Prophet Muhammad's struggle for legitimacy as revealed in the Koran

Dedication

To the incomparable ...

Without her example of perseverance in the face of adversity, her dedication to her craft and her invaluable assistance in improving my writing I might not have found, after my wife’s passing, the motivation to complete The Koran Six*, of which From Merchant to Messenger is the culmination.

*  Getting to Know Allah, Shared Prophets, Women and the Koran, Jihad in the Koran, The Islamic Hereafter, and From Merchant to Messenger. These six books, which contain and explain the entire Koran, can be read in any order.