Each chapter deals with an important event in the history of Islam and provides chronological context for the advent of the religion, as well as detailed information about Muhammad. The biography consists of 85 short chapters, some as short as just two pages in length. It is a narrative of the history of Arabia and the birth and the life of Muhammad. Also there is Al-Waqidi (and the references are to Marsden Jones‘ edition of Kitab al Maghazi, A Chronicle of the Prophet’s Campaigns, by Muhammad ibn Umar al- Waqidi). Also Ibn Sa’ad (the references are to John Leyden‘s edition of Kitab al-Tabaqat al Kabir by Muhammad ibn Sa’d). References used are Ibn Ishaq (references here are to Ferdinand Wüstenfeld‘s edition of Sirat Rasul Allah, a life of the Prophet by Muhammad ibn Ishaq in the annotated recension of Ibn Hisham). 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 9th century, of which some passages are translated for the first time. Image may differ slightly from actual product.The book provides a new account of the sira or the life of Muhammad, with details that had not been elaborated in other accounts. The book has been published in 12 languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerate Conference in Islamabad. Martin Lings (1909-2005) was a renowned British scholar who taught at several European universities and the University of Cairo. It represents the final updates made to the text before the author’s death in 2005. Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. This revised edition includes new sections detailing the prophet’s expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states.

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.

Based on the sira, the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the prophet’s life, it contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life. Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet.

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