“Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad” by Tamam Kahn
Beloveds, An advance copy of Tamam Kahn's magnificent book is now available and I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone who wishes to see an important time in history through feminine hearts and eyes. Tamam's writing is a work of art, attunement, and research and it is an honor to welcome her publication at last.
Love, Khadija Goforth
Dear Friends and Family,
I am happy to let you know that after a decade of research and writing, my book “Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad” is being published through Monkfish Books.
Monkfish has invited me to produce a private Limited Edition Hardcover Book under their new imprint known as Red Elixer. This allows the book to get to press quickly – published and in my hands by Dec 10, 2009. A paperback edition will be released by Monkfish Books in the fall of 2010, and available to the general public.
By buying this book you are helping us finance the publication!
The hand signed Limited Edition is available only by ordering directly from the author. The cost is $29 plus $5 for USPS Priority Shipping. You can order through Paypal or send a check to:
Tamam Kahn 304 Devon Dr., San Rafael CA 94903
We will do our best to fulfill all the orders the moment we receive the books from the printer, so it should be available for Christmas.
Thank you for purchasing the book.
Warmly,
Tamam
From the book proposal:
The book casts a spotlight on the lives of each of Muhammad's wives illuminating first her face, then the wider scene. The seven chapters demystify the women who stood in the daybreak of Islam.
This nonfiction biography connects the Western reader with the most famous women in the Muslim world. The book's unusual format, sometimes called prosimetrum, employs narrative prose interspersed with short, lyric poems. The prose informs, the poetry creates intimacy and drops the reader deep into the story.
Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad is a scholarly work, informed by the oldest traditional sources. At the same time, it has a rare story-telling quality that captures the inquisitive reader who does not have the inclination to read scholarly texts. This book thoroughly speaks to a subject simply unknown to the Western reader and little known in the culture of its roots.
Saadi -- Dr Neil Douglas-Klotz, author of The Sufi Book of Life and co-author of The Tent of Abraham writes:
"Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad" takes us on Taman Kahn's moving, personal journey of discovery, to unveil the hidden history of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad. The book frees the authentic voice of these women, who came from many different backgrounds and who played an essential role in the origins of Islam. Ms Kahn steers a middle course between Western religious prejudice and uncritical hagiography by finding the poetry hidden between the lines of reported history, itself written mostly by men. As such, this book is part of a larger movement that seeks to reclaim the voices of women prophets and saints of all traditions."
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