{"covers": [5815560, 9605537, 1833207, 2486200, 7178324, 4415500, 1451375, 1451376, 11076010, 11141844, 11181200, 11896462, 12025638], "key": "/works/OL63927W", "authors": [{"author": {"key": "/authors/OL19725A"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}}], "title": "Lives of Mahomet and his successors", "subjects": ["Islam", "Caliphs", "Biography", "Muslims", "Biographies", "Musulmans", "Biographie", "History"], "subject_people": ["Mu\u1e25ammad Prophet (d. 632)", "Muhammad", "Mahomet", "Fernando III King of Castile and Leon (1199?-1252)", "Muh?ammad Prophet (d. 632)", "Fern\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez conde de Castilla (d. 970)", "Muhammad Prophet (d. 632)", "Muhammad the prophet", "Mu\u0131\u0300\u00c6ammad Prophet (d. 632)", "Moehammad", "Mu\u1e25ammad Prophet (-632)"], "type": {"key": "/type/work"}, "subject_places": ["Islamic Empire", "Islamic countries", "Spain"], "subject_times": ["711-1516"], "description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "\"Mahomet and His Successors,\" a book by Washington Irving published in 1850, provides a historical overview of the life of Muhammad and his successors, aiming to present a digestible narrative of the Prophet and Islamic traditions for a general audience. \r\nHere's a more detailed breakdown:\r\nAuthor:\r\nWashington Irving, a prominent American author known for works like \"Rip Van Winkle\" and \"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\". \r\nPublication Date:\r\n1850. \r\nFocus:\r\nThe book explores the life of Muhammad (also spelled Mahomet in the title) and the individuals who followed him, offering a historical account of Islam's early development. \r\nIntended Audience:\r\nIrving aimed to create a work suitable for a family library, presenting the facts and traditions surrounding Muhammad in an accessible and flowing narrative. \r\nContent:\r\nThe book includes both historical facts and the legends and traditions that became part of Oriental literature, along with a summary of Muhammad's faith. \r\nNo Claims to Novelty:\r\nIrving states that he doesn't claim to present groundbreaking research or new facts, but rather to make the known information about Muhammad and his successors easily understandable. \r\nBackground:\r\nIrving began researching the topic as early as 1827, while working on his biography of Christopher Columbus."}, "latest_revision": 7, "revision": 7, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2009-10-16T01:40:19.197854"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-04-01T10:27:41.383498"}}