Martin Lings life of Muhammed is based on Arabic sources of the eight and ninth centuries, of which some passages are translated here for the first time.

Review

" For those interested in Islam in one way or another, it is mesmerizing."

" This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date."

" For those interested in Islam . . . it is mesmerizing."

" Lings provides a wealth of detail on the life of Muhammad, the time and place of many Koranic revelations, and the foundation of Islam, all based exclusively on 8th- and 9th-century Arabic biographical sources and collections of the sayings attributed to Muhammad. General readers will find a well-written, straightforward chronological narrative; Muslim readers will appreciate the favorable treatment of Muhammad; while specialists will find a faithful and convenient rendering of source material."

" For those interested in Islam . . . it is mesmerizing. "

" This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date. "

& quot; Lings provides a wealth of detail on the life of Muhammad, the time and place of many Koranic revelations, and the foundation of Islam, all based exclusively on 8th- and 9th-century Arabic biographical sources and collections of the sayings attributed to Muhammad. General readers will find a well-written, straightforward chronological narrative; Muslim readers will appreciate the favorable treatment of Muhammad; while specialists will find a faithful and convenient rendering of source material.& quot;

"For those interested in Islam . . . it is mesmerizing."

"This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date."

"Lings provides a wealth of detail on the life of Muhammad, the time and place of many Koranic revelations, and the foundation of Islam, all based exclusively on 8th- and 9th-century Arabic biographical sources and collections of the sayings attributed to Muhammad. General readers will find a well-written, straightforward chronological narrative; Muslim readers will appreciate the favorable treatment of Muhammad; while specialists will find a faithful and convenient rendering of source material."

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