Scrupulous and exhaustive in its fidelity to its sources, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources is presented in a narrative style that is easily comprehensible, yet authentic and inspiring in its use of language, reflecting both the simplicity and grandeur of the story it tells. The book also includes excerpts from original English translations of speeches by men and women who lived close to Muhammad, heard him speak, witnessed his actions, witnessed the way he interacted with situations and witnessed events he encountered throughout various stages of his life. It is not contradictory to other accounts but rather offers new insights and new details.
It is based primarily on old Arab sources that go back to the 8th century, of which some passages are translated for the first time.
The book provides a new account of the sira or the life of Muhammad, with details that had not been elaborated in other accounts. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources is an award-winning 1983 biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by Martin Lings.
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