Muhammad

His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

Martin Lings

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Inner Traditions
01 February 2008

Religion & beliefs; Islam

A revised edition of the internationally acclaimed biography of the prophet - Includes important additions about the prophet's spread of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states

- Contains original English translations from 8th and 9th century biographies, presented in authoritative language

- Represents the final updates made on the text before the author's death in 2005

Martin Lings' biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet's life, it contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.

Scrupulous and exhaustive in its fidelity to its sources, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources is presented in a narrative style that is easily comprehensible, yet authentic and inspiring in its use of language, reflecting both the simplicity and grandeur of the story it tells. This revised edition includes new sections detailing the prophet's expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. It represents the final updates made to the text before the author's death in 2005. The book has been published in 12 languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerate Conference in Islamabad.

By: Martin Lings
Imprint: Inner Traditions
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781594771538
ISBN 10: 1594771537
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 01 February 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

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. --Joseph Gardner, California State Univ. Lib., Northridge Library Journal This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date. --Times of London For those interested in Islam . . . it is mesmerizing. --Parabola