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Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet

Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet

by KarenArmstrong (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong. 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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 290
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 Dec 2001
ISBN 10: 1842126083
ISBN 13: 9781842126080
Book Overview: A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong.

Media Reviews
Respectful, knowledgeable, and, above all, readable. It succeeds because [Armstrong] brings Muhammad to life as a fully rounded human being.--The Economist
Karen Armstrong s sympathetic profile paints a portrait of a very human prophet--Wall Street Journal
Karen Armstrong's sympathetic profile paints a portrait of a very human prophet--Wall Street Journal
A good glimpse of how the vast majority of the world's Muslims understand their prophet.--New York Times
Author Bio
Karen Armstrong spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, an experience she recollected in her bestselling autobiography, THROUGH THE NARROW GATE. She is the author of the worldwide bestseller, A HISTORY OF GOD (which has now appeared in more than thirty languages), the acclaimed HISTORY OF JERUSALEM and, most recently, BUDDHA in the Weidenfeld & Nicolson Lives series. She is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and, in 1999, she received the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award.