Muhammad

Demi illustrates the biography of the prophet of Islam using a two dimensional gold leaf motif. Includes several quotes from the suras.

This book is a really great introduction to Islam and Muhammad's impact on religion and the creation of the Koran and Five Pillars of Islam. Muhammad believed that everyone should be treated equally regardless of class, sex and race. He lead the prophets: Abraham, Moses and Jesus.

A truely unique experience to see the illustrations and read about the life of Mohammad. "In keeping with Islamic tradtion, the Propher Muhammad and his family have not been depicted in this book," following the the commandment, "Thous shalt not create graven images." Mohammad is shown as a golden flat shape, like a celestial being. Beautiful ( )

In this book, Demi tells the story of Muhammad, a prophet of Islamic religion. Within the story, Demi writes specific passages from the Koran using calligraphy. Demi’s beautiful illustrations depict Muhammad as a golden form; no physical features are given due to Muslim’s belief that artists cannot give an actual representation of Muhammad because people will worship Muhammad instead of God. Also, Demi uses miniature forms in her pictures because this is an early form of illustrating. Last, Demi uses colors such as gold, blues, reds and purples within in her illustrations.

Librarians and teachers can use this book to introduce the Islamic religion to a high school class, possibly a World History class. Students can discuss the similarities and differences between the world’s religions. In addition, they could discuss the traditions of Muslim. For example, the book does explain why Muslims pray 5 times a day. Librarians and educators would have to be careful because religion in schools can be controversial. Librarians and educators could send a note home explaining what they are doing in order to allow parents to opt their child out of that discussion if it makes the parent(s) uncomfortable.