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A review by hammadsgill
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong
5.0
In the era of rising Islamophobia, Karen Armstrong has tried to lit a candle of peace by putting aside any bias and trying to explain the life of a man whom billions of humans hold dearer to them than their lives. The author has consulted some of the earliest sources on the life of Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H) including Muhammad ibn Ishaq (d. 767); Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al-Waqidi (d. c.820); Muhammad ibn Sa‘d (d. 845); and Abu Jarir at-Tabari (d. 923). Moreover, references from Quran and Hadits are added in a way that even a person who doesn't know much about Islam can read it easily. The author narrates not only historical events which shaped the life of Muhammad(P.B.U.H) but also the moral values the most influential man in human history stood for, key among them women's rights, tolerance, peaceful coexistence and social welfare. The violent crimes committed by Muslims are not advocated by Islam or Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H). In fact, they are the continuity of Jahiliyyah, the very era of ignorance Muhammad(P.B.U.H) stood against the whole of his life. It is a must read book for both Muslims and non-Muslims.