Muhammad :Biography of the Prophet
Muhammad :Biography of the Prophet
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Published:
3 December, 2001
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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.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781842126080 |
| ISBN10 | 1842126083 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 256 g |
| Product Dimensions | 133 x 197 x 22 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | paperback |
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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Author's Bio
Karen Armstrong spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, an experience she recollected in her bestselling autobiography, THROUGH THE NARROW GATE. She is the author of the worldwide bestseller, A HISTORY OF GOD (which has now appeared in more than thirty languages), the acclaimed HISTORY OF JERUSALEM and, most recently, BUDDHA in the Weidenfeld & Nicolson Lives series. She is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and, in 1999, she received the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award.