Download or read book Shadows of the Prophet written by Douglas S. Farrer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first in-depth study of the Malay martial art, silat, and the first ethnographic account of the Haqqani Islamic Sufi Order. Drawing on 12 years of research and practice, the author provides a major contribution to the study of Malay culture.