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