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LECTURE SERIES
Children Around the Prophet (SAW): How Muhammad (SAW) Raised the Young Companions
 This 8 CD set introduces a new dimension to the Seerah or life of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), which has rarely been looked at in past Seerah narratives: Focusing upon how the Prophet (SAW) taught, dealt, and interacted with children, many of whom grew up to become outstanding companions and model Muslims.
In introducing parents and potential parents to the Prophetic example of dealing with children, Dr. Hesham Al-Awadi tackles the challenges and complexity of raising children, and the necessity to understand and cater for their needs. Throughout these lectures recorded at Birkbeck College, University of London, Dr. Al-Awadi, a renowned Seerah historian draws upon instances from the Prophet's (SAW) life in order to address the emotional, spiritual, moral, sexual, and social dimensions of raising children in today's society.
Disc Listing
CD 01 Introduction
CD 02 Developing the Emotional
CD 03 Developing the Iman (Belief) 
CD 04 Developing the Worship
CD 05 Developing the Morals
CD 06 Disciplining the Sexual Desires
CD 07 Developing the Social
CD 08 Conclusion
AUDIOBOOKS
MUHAMMAD (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him): his life
based on the earliest sources by Martin Lings.
 Widely
recognised as the best biography of the Prophet (peace & blessings
of Allah be upon him) in English, Dr. Martin Lings' award winning
book is now available on audio as an abridged 6-hour spoken word
album, read by well-known narrator Sean Barrett (famous for his
TV documentary voice-overs, the BBC World Service and many
other spoken word titles). This excellent audiobook is the first
of its kind and has been selected by a number of organisations as
a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace &
blessings of Allah be upon him) including Muslim Welfare House,
London and the Muslim Council of Britain.
Available on 5 CDs or 4 Cassettes.
Audioclips:
(MP3 format)
Reviews
Those acquainted with the book will wonder why it has taken
so long for a story so graphically told, characters so roundly formed,
written in language so accessible to all, to be transferred into
an audio book. We have to thank Meem Audio and Sean Barrett
for their endeavours and accomplishment of this.
Lings' sources have been the words of men and women who heard Muhammad
(may God's peace and blessings be upon him) speak and witnessed
his life. He translated these works from the original Arabic,
many for the first time, using his unusual gift for narrative in
a style, which is fresh and direct.
The reading by Sean Barrett, although it loses some of the intricate
detail, as one would expect from an abridged version, is fluent,
lucid and retains one's attention throughout.
He begins with the story of Abraham, quoting from the Book of Genesis,
and follows the fortunes of Hagar, his second wife, from the expulsion
from Canaan with her son Ishmael, to the finding of Zamzam and the
establishment of the holy centre in the Valley of Becca (later to
become known the world over as Mecca). We are given a brief
chronology of the noble ancestry of Muhammad (may God's peace and
blessings be upon him), taken through his childhood to the eminent
position he held as 'Al Amin' (the Trustworthy), in Meccan
society before receiving Prophethood. The trials and tribulations
of the early Meccan period followed by the triumphs of the first
Islamic state in Medina are told in a manner, which engage the emotions
of the listener. The work ends recounting the death of the
'beloved of God' in Medina.
Sean Barrett reads with good pronunciation of Arabic. The
tone and tempo vary appropriately with the different events being
told, giving a sense of urgency at times such as battles and comfortable
wellbeing at others. The story is easy to follow partly because
of Barrett's clear voice but mostly because of the simplicity of
the narrative. It comes as no surprise that the author approved
the abridgement, which remains true to the story.
At the end of the reading I found myself so involved that I did
not want it to finish for fear of losing the connection that the
work had helped me to establish with Muhammad (may God's peace and
blessings be upon him). This should prompt many to pick up the book
to get additional details and richness that by necessity must be
edited out of a six-hour reading of the story of the life of the
greatest man to have lived on this earth.
MCBDirect March 2004 |
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