My professor was so excited to have us all read this book because it would open our eyes to how misunderstood Islam was in the public view. My view had always been that there was the bad group who interpreted things violently opposed to the peaceful way they should be, and there was the majority who were peaceful and nonviolent.

Reading this book and learning the history of Muhammad, its no wonder that people misunderstand what he was trying to advocate... I felt like he kept preaching peace and nonviolence and then he went and started robbing a caravan and starting a war.

Who knows, maybe I focused on the wrong parts, but after this book I have a more negative view on Muhammad then I did prior to it.

If he had stuck to what he was preaching- if his actions truly reflected on equality and nonviolence, then I would definitely see how he was misunderstood.