Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

Profound

An extraordinary account of the life of Prophet Muhammad, a class apart from the traditional records! One who wants to read Prophets' life, his mission and approach through a practical sense, should simply go to this book.

karen armstrong threw light on certain important aspects from the life of prophet like his tolerance and patience towards his foes and his utmost desire for uniting mankind under an umbrella of peace.. realy a nice book.

Excellent

Excellent. A must read.

A must read for every body.

Unlike early Muslim historians like Al-Tabari, Ibn Ishaq; Modern Muslim historians take a non-objective and uncritical approach to the Prophet"s Life History and they usually write it as a work of piety than a work of history. That is the primary reason why I prefer to read different accounts and historical analysis from different writers. Karen Armstrong is obviously a major scholar in the field of "History of Religion" and "History of God". Having read the book; I get the impression that this book is not meant for a universal audience. Karen has written this book specifically for western audience. This is a quick, accessible and popular history book of the early Muslim history. Although the book was written with a good intention to inform and clear people prejudices or misperception of the Prophet/ Muslims in general, I don't find it to be a detailed or a critical biography. So if you are looking for some critical historical analysis, skip this.

Good insight into the religion - liked it

When I first picked up this book I did not think that such a small volume would do justice to the subject. I was pleasantly surprised at the breath of coverage provided. Karen Armstrong has succeeded in bringING Muhammad, the man to life in this very human picture that she has painted. When reading the book one gets a true perspective of how difficult his mission was and what an impossible feat he accomplished in uniting the diverse and warring factions that was Arabia in his day. When I started reading this book I had just finished reading a translation of the Koran and I got an interesting perspective on the timing and contextual significance of some of the important verses of the scripture. Ms. Armstrong has also brought out the details of the genuine efforts made by the prophet in his mission to achieve gender equality even though it was completely opposite to the prevailing ideas bout the role of women in society. Ms. Armstrong has succeeded in producing a short but excellent historical work and made it so remarkably easy to read. I really enjoyed it!

Dieses Werk von Karen Armstrong hat mich aufgrund der wunderbaren Erzählung und emphatischen darstellungsweise mehrfach zur Trännen gerührt. Eine wunderbare Tribute an einen der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten der Weltgeschichte. Für Anfänger super verständlich aufgearbeitet.

Is a book to read

This was bought following an interview with the author that was televised, she was a catholic nun who became an author, I agreed with so much of her ideas this is only one of the books I bought, I haven’t read it yet. Five star rating is for the sellers of the book.

I was totally captivated by this book. I think that the world needs to know more about the origin of Islam, not what CNN etc portray.