Michael Muhammad Knight Bücher

In einer muslimischen Punk-WG in Buffalo, New York, ist die Hölle los. Im Wohnzimmer, in dem tagsüber gebetet und nachts wild gefeiert wird, zeigt ein Loch in der Wand die Richtung Mekkas an. Fasiq raucht bei der Koranlektüre Joints, Jehangir betrinkt sich nach dem Fastengebet, Rabeya legt ihre Burka auch beim Sex nicht ab und leitet die Gebete als weiblicher Imam. Sind sie alle vom rechten Weg abgekommen? Oder gibt es den modernen Islam tatsächlich, in dem Partys und Ramadan, Gleichberechtigung und Gebet, Koran und Punk keine Widersprüche sind?

Analysing classical Muslim literary representations of Muhammad's body as they emerge in Sunni hadith and sira from the eighth to the eleventh centuries, Michael Muhammad Knight argues that early Muslims' theories and imaginings about Muhammad's body contributed in significant ways to the construction of prophetic masculinity and authority.

The author tries to reconcile his Muslim identity with his drinking of the psychedelic tea ayahuasca, while also exploring the bigger issues of drugs, religion, modernity, and identity.

Focusing on the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, this book blends historical and religious scholarship with original research and personal perspectives. It explores Muhammad's impact, illustrating how he is revered as a beloved figure while also facing significant criticism and controversy. Through a detailed narrative, the author examines the prophet's legacy and its diverse interpretations globally, providing a nuanced understanding of his role in the Islamic tradition and beyond.

Focusing on the historical context, this monograph delves into the Supreme Wisdom Lessons, examining the political and metaphysical discourses that shaped Fard Muhammad's environment. It highlights various interpretive traditions surrounding the Lessons and features an annotated edition, providing readers with a deeper understanding of their significance and impact.

The Five Percenters are denounced by white America as racists, and orthodox Islam as heretics. Encoded within Five Percent culture is a profound critique of organized religion, from which the movement derives its name: only Five Percent can act as "poor righteous teachers" against the evil Ten Percent, the power structure which uses religion to deceive the Eighty-Five Percent, the "deaf, dumb, and blind" masses. Questioning his own relationship to the Five Percent, Knight directly confronts the community's most difficult teachings