Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

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That would be to then overlook the massive amount of false recordings of Muhammad that emerged during and after his death.

An enthralling story that combines impeccable scholarship with a rare sense of the sacred worthy of his subject. You liked this book from the very beginning, when it started with the story of Abraham going to Mecca. The Spectator described the book as "an enthralling story that combines impeccable scholarship with a rare sense of the sacred worthy of his subject. Quraysh as whole were disposed to tolerate the new religion, even after the Prophet(PBUH) had openly proclaimed it, until they saw that it was direct against their gods, their principles and inveterate practices. It's almost as if he added in some elements of fiction (or at least speculation) to fill in the gaps.The result is a book which will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad’s life and those coming to it for the first time.

If Allah can let these many people be massacred, then he should immediately revoke his title of Ar-Rahman, the most merciful. You also noticed how the incident of the satanic verses was altogether omitted, as if it was not a significant event in Islam's history.

ParabolaMartin Lings's biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the Prophet. I originally read this book as a teenager and really struggled with the portrayal of Muhammad pbuh in some chapters of this book. In 1990, after the book had attracted the attention of Azhar University, Lings received a decoration from Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet Muhammad in the English language, Martin Lings’ Muhammad: His Life Based to the Earliest Sources is unlike any other.Adil Salahi references his various resources and (as far as I've found), doesn't once use the primary dubious source that Martin Lings used in his book.