Muhammad A Prophet for Our Time

With much prejudice in our world, and much misunderstanding of the religion Islam, many regular people are blaming the man who introduced this religion to the world. Maybe he's and easy target to put the blame on, now that he's not in this world to defend or clarify anything. I found it very important to share his life and his ideas with people so that the blame on what's happening to this world...more

With much prejudice in our world, and much misunderstanding of the religion Islam, many regular people are blaming the man who introduced this religion to the world. Maybe he's and easy target to put the blame on, now that he's not in this world to defend or clarify anything. I found it very important to share his life and his ideas with people so that the blame on what's happening to this world can be put on actual living people who are playing dirty politics costing the lives of so many innocent people and distorting the image of this man. Will leave you to judge by reading his biography written by a Christian nun, Karen Armstrong   hide

Very interesting.

good brief overview from a very balanced perspective, can read it in a day or so, gives you a glimpse as to the complexities and profound changes that came with the incredible individual, leaves u wanting to know more... try martin ling!

This certainly was a helpful in explaining Muhammad and the origins of Islam. However, I'm very skeptical of Armstrong's work based on other books that I have read of hers. I'm in no place to critique the accuracy of this book with my minimal knowledge of Islam.

This is a fascinating book about a fascinating person. I say that while simultaneously being an atheist! What separates this book, I believe, from many more mainstream opinions is simply this. This book is a history. It is generally flat and attempts to be factual. There is no plea to love Muhammad nor hate him. There is no call for tolerance of Islam nor is there an indictment of it. The...more

This is a fascinating book about a fascinating person. I say that while simultaneously being an atheist! What separates this book, I believe, from many more mainstream opinions is simply this. This book is a history. It is generally flat and attempts to be factual. There is no plea to love Muhammad nor hate him. There is no call for tolerance of Islam nor is there an indictment of it. The book simply attempts to provide, in a wonderful pedagogical framework, a full understanding of what Muhmmad was doing, to whom, and when, along with some insight as to what he actually said. These facts create quite a bit of friction with what many say about his teachings and, maybe more importantly, the behaviors that many suggest that his teachings justify. The reader is left to contemplate the folly of those who have supposedly been following his teachings, along with those who attack it.   hide

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i want to know nabi mohammed well

It's not a biography, rather a different approach to the Prophet (pbuh)'s life. It presents the society he came from, lived in and eventually had to challenge. Definitely an interesting read.

Karen Armstrong, a former nun and self-proclaimed "freelance monotheist," seeks to maintain an unbiased view of Muhammad and fails miserably in the attempt. She falls short of fully realizing the passion of the Islamic perspective of Muhammad (see works by Tariq Ramadan) and also skews many facets of Christian and Jewish theology in the process. I would recommend reading Ramadan for a...more

Karen Armstrong, a former nun and self-proclaimed "freelance monotheist," seeks to maintain an unbiased view of Muhammad and fails miserably in the attempt. She falls short of fully realizing the passion of the Islamic perspective of Muhammad (see works by Tariq Ramadan) and also skews many facets of Christian and Jewish theology in the process. I would recommend reading Ramadan for a well-researched and scholarly Islamic depiction of the Prophet and then reading a Western historian for perspective and balance. The life of the Prophet is such a divisive topic in modern historical circles, one cannot get an accurate depiction by just reading one book.   hide