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Washington Square Press, April 2009
Trade Paperback, 560 pages
ISBN-10: 1416579915
ISBN-13: 9781416579915
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Deep in the heart of seventh-century Arabia, a new prophet named Muhammad has arisen. As his message of enlightenment sweeps through Arabia and unifies the warring tribes, his young wife Aisha recounts Muhammad's astonishing transformation from prophet to warrior to statesman. But just after the moment of her husband's greatest triumph -- the conquest of the holy city of Mecca -- Muhammad falls ill and dies in Aisha's arms. A young widow, Aisha finds herself at the center of the new Muslim empire and becomes by turns a teacher, political leader, and warrior.
Written in beautiful prose and meticulously researched, Mother of the Believer is the story of an extraordinary woman who was destined to help usher Islam into the world.
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"Superbly written, brilliantly realized."
-- Steven Pressfield
"With insight and sensitivity, and in a beautiful balance of research and imagination, Kamran Pasha sheds light not only on the seminal figure of Aisha but on the origins of Islam. Mother of the Believers is both timely and timeless."
-- Karen Essex, author of Leonardo's Swans
"With incredible scholarship and sensitivity, Kamran Pasha has crafted a remarkable tale and one that is long overdue. From the early days of persecution and enmity to the triumph of what will be one of the world's great religions, Aisha describes the struggle of a small band of believers to survive and ultimately to flourish in an environment that is by turns unforgiving and breathtakingly beautiful. This is a book of inspired and heartfelt imagination to be savored and enjoyed and an achievement of the first order."
-- Frederick J. Chiaventone, author of Moon of Bitter Cold
"Both epic and intimate, a glorious story."
-- Amy Tan
The Express Tribune, July 13, 2011
... There was a time when Hollywood industry types could barely point out Pakistan on a map. Screenwriter, Kamran Pasha, recalls, “Most of the Muslim roles went to the Greek guys.” The need for authenticity became apparent after 9/11, ...
Huffington Post, September 3, 2009
...to this conclusion while researching my next book, a novel on the birth of Christianity. My first novel, Mother of the Believers And in the process of examining the New Testament and early historical sources about Jesus, I became shocked to ...
Blogcritics.org, August 1, 2009
...and Interpretation by Barbara Freyer Stowasser. If you are a Muslim, you may not agree with the spin Kamran Pasha puts on the story in his fictionalized account of Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam. Few will disagree, ...
Article Dashboard.com, May 1, 2009
...In April, Simon & Schuster's Atria Books will publish my first novel 'Mother of the Believers' which tells the story of the birth of Islam from the point of view of Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha. A similarly themed book, 'Jewel of Medina ...
Huffington Post, April 24, 2009
...the limits. Truly God does not love transgressors.' (Surah 2:190) As I discuss in my new novel Mother of the Believers, traditional Islamic law established very clear rules of war based on the practice of Prophet Muhammad and his early ...
ArticlesBase.com, April 16, 2009
...In April, Simon & Schuster's Atria Books will publish my first novel 'Mother of the Believers' which tells the story of the birth of Islam from the point of view of Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha. A similarly themed book, 'Jewel of Medina ...
