Book 2008
The jewel of Medina
4 readers
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Fiction
- History
- Muslims
- Marriage
- Islam
- Relations with women
- Muslim women
- New York Times reviewed
Set against the backdrop of seventh-century Arabia, a fictional portrait of A'isha, the child bride of the prophet Muhammad, describes how she battled religious persecution, jealousy, political rivals, and temptation to become Muhammad's trusted advisor.