I can't comprehend how anyone with an objective mind could ever praise this book to an English non-Muslim audience living in the 21st Century. Then they left him, and in great distress he sent for his nephew, and having told him what they had threatened, and he said: "O son of my brother, spare me and spare thyself. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet Muhammad in the English language, Martin Lings’ Muhammad: His Life Based to the Earliest Sources is unlike any other. Like a country that revisits the nation's history during independence day, I revisit his life to learn and to strengthen my connection with him.

Lings' sources have been the words of men and women who heard Muhammad (may God's peace and blessings be upon him) speak and witnessed his life. The book has been published in twelve languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the Prophet in English at the National Seerat Conference in Islamabad. However, don't forget to remember the acts of barbarity committed by him: the exiles of Jews, followed by the massacre of all the men of an entire tribe named the Banu Qurayza; the way he and his companions divided up the women between them, as if they were mere objects; the words he had spoken in favor of military actions against nonbelievers; his insatiable thirst for wives; his even greater insatiable thirst for power and grandiose; his behavior which resembled that of a violent cult leader; his actions towards the Jews, Christians, and the Arab pagans; the Quranic revelations, which on more than one occasion seemed to you to be giving Muhammad exactly what he would want if he was acting out of purely political and economical interests; and finally, his marriage with Aisha when she was six years old. They even allowed an icon of the Virgin Mary and the child to be painted on an inside wall of Kabah (p.

Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources" is a great start for understanding the narratives that have inspired Muslims since the eighth century. This comes close to The Sealed Nectar by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, which is a personal favourite of mine. If Allah can let these many people be massacred, then he should immediately revoke his title of Ar-Rahman, the most merciful.

Jewish scholars also did the same, which shows the common thread of ecclesiastical etiquette that binds the three religions. tapi hal yang paling berguna buat saya, adalah penjelasan buku ini atas mengapa bangsa Quraisy, terutama yang berasal dari kalangan terpandang, enggan menerima Islam. This is one of the most detailed Biographies of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم that I've read so far. There were couple of reasons given for these actions, but none seemed convincing enough to make you think that about 900 people deserved to die. I certainly think this book would be more appealing to Muslims who know the alternate versions of accounts than it would be to non-Muslims trying to find out about the Prophet ﷺ.It is based primarily on old Arab sources that go back to the 9th century, of which some passages are translated for the first time. Muhammad killed him after the Battle of Badr fearing that if he was left alive, he might "continue his evil actions. In comparison, Martin Ling's book is a book of miracles and fantasies that will confuse a Western reader and have them dismiss Muhammad altogether. Doctrinally, Muhammad becomes the symbolic Universal Human – the single universal exemplar of how to live the good life. You were sure therefore, that this writing by a converted Muslim would make you better understand the faith and its prophet.

For Muslims, the book is an eloquently written narrative of the Prophet(PBUH) which provides chronology and context for the revelation of the the Holy Qur'an and the several important hadiths. One of his disciples, Abu Dharr of the Bani Ghifar tribe organized highwaymen to waylay the caravans of Mecca but would offer to give back what he had taken on condition that the traders would testify to the oneness of god and the prophethood of Muhammad – in other words, accept Islam (p. Martin Lings (Abu Bakar Saraj-ud-Din, a Muslim convert) describes the whole life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a beautiful manner. In 1990, after the book had attracted the attention of Azhar University, Lings received a decoration from Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Yea, that indeed I do,” said ‘Uthman, for he had heard him speak again and again of the merits of fasting and of night prayer. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Though written in an archaic style, it is comparatively new, having published for the first time in 1983. Martin Lings' award winning book is now available on audio as an abridged 6-hour spoken word album (on 5 CDs), read by well-known narrator Sean Barrett (famous for his TV documentary voice-overs, the BBC World Service and many other spoken word titles).