"The religion of Muhammad is the most beautiful religion"; "I love Islam, the Prophet, and I respect the Qur 'an"; "I prefer the religion of Muhammad".
Thus spoke Napoleon, the only French leader in history to have written and spoken with the testimony of Islam.
In his book Napoleon and Islam, Blanc argues that Bonaparte adopted an intellectual inclination to Islam, while other historians interpret his religious discourse as a political tool to gain the legitimacy of rule in Egypt. His statement that he "made himself a Muslim" to rule the Egyptians remains one of the most prominent phrases different in interpretation: whether it was an expression of conviction, orA political manoeuvre?
Was he superstitious or honest? Christian or Muslim?
This book tells a strange story in which feelings of temptation and aversion are intertwined. Despite being rejected despite the evidence, misunderstood, or on the contrary, his claim, the emperor's fascination with Islam makes him a revelation of French feelings towards this religion and its followers, feelings that still reverberate to this day.From his youth until his exile to the island of St. Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte was attracted to Islam and the East. He reconciled this attraction with his Catholic heritage, though his legacy was not always one of understanding. His unbridled ambition for power contrasted with his religious tolerance. This admirer of Islam committed massacres against the Egyptians and Palestinians who resisted his invasion.In this book, Louis Blaine deciphers Napoleon's extraordinary Islamic adventure, continuing the meditation on Islam in French culture he began in his works on Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, and Alexandre Dumas.
