Muhammad
Biography of the Prophet
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:3rd Dec '01
Should be back in stock very soon
A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong - 'One of our best living writers on religion' FINANCIAL TIMES
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.
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 *
ISBN: 9781842126080
Dimensions: 197mm x 133mm x 22mm
Weight: 256g
288 pages