The book, “Mohammed”, describes the life and work of the Prophet purely and truly as it was. What makes Islam appear strange to us is the later distortion of it. The dogmatic alienates and divides, whereas Truth is always clear and understandable.

Even as a child, Mohammed divines his mission. As he grows up and matures inwardly, the divining becomes recognition, becomes prayer for strength for direction from above. Picture upon picture, step upon step of his guidance from the Light unfold like a beautiful narrative. Mohammed willingly undertakes every task, even if it appears not to lie in the direction of his Calling. Later, it becomes evident in retrospect how necessary this special kind of practical earthly work also had been.

In his youth, he is brought in contact equally with the Jewish and Christian religions. Neither becomes experience to him because his inner recognition of God resists rigidity and dogma. Mohammed sees the essence of his mission in combining Judaism and Christianity to make a united, living faith. Judaism seems to him rigid and broken-off, since it rejects Jesus; Christianity, through many an interpretation by the church, no longer contains for him the pure Truth as Jesus had brought It.

To begin with, Mohammed cannot reach clarity over many a question. He follows an inner call and goes into solitude. For nearly ten years, he remains in the mountains as a shepherd. His questions are clarified. He becomes aware that he must bring the Truth to the Arabs in a new form.

He is allowed to receive truth and wisdom in his soul, revelation is granted to him. With horror, Mohammed sees on his return from solitude that bloody revolt has raged in the country and has been cruelly suppressed by his Vizier. He wished to unite Arabia in faith in God, to bring peace and freedom to the peoples.

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Gladdening as it is to experience Mohammed's recognition and fulfillment in the book, equally painful is the depicted manifold human failing that confronts him. Basically, it is the same happening as with every Grace from the Light, only in a different form: the place of the Living Truth is taken by the dead dogma.

Where the spiritual power of the Light would have led in helping love to upbuilding, to peace, to true happiness, the power of the Darkness dominates, directed only to the earthly, and brings men discord, destruction and hatred. It is well to have one's eyes opened to this through the experiences of this book.

237 pages, linen
Original Edition: German. Translations available in: English and French