Muhammad: Biography of the Prophet (Paperback)
Karen Armstrong (author)Published: 03/12/2001
A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong.
'Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to its fundamentals, without over-simplifying' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of our best living writers on religion' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Not just a sympathetic book that would dispel the misconceptions and misgivings of its western readers, but also a book that is of considerable importance to Muslims' MUSLIM NEWS
Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly. Muhammad also offers challenging comparisons with the two religions most closely related to it - Judaism and Christianity.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781842126080
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 256 g
Dimensions: 197 x 133 x 22 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to its fundamentals, without over-simplifying - SUNDAY TIMES
Not just a sympathetic book that would dispel the misconceptions and misgivings of its western readers, but also a book that is of considerable importance to Muslims - MUSLIM NEWS
Respectful without being reverential, knowledgeable without being pedantic and, above all, readable - ECONOMIST
This book is a significant help to understanding the religious experience of Islam and of the fascinating life of Muhammad in particular - GLASGOW HERALD
One of our best living writers on religion - FINANCIAL TIMES
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