"Best popular life of the Prophet of Islam available in the English language. An extraordinary accomplishment." - The L.A. Times This book, widely hailed as the best popular biography of Muhammad, is essential reading for anyone interested in this remarkable figure and the religion he founded.
Muhammad is one of the most famous men to have ever walked the earth, yet who was he? What was Arabia like at the time he was living? And how did he gather a group of followers that together forged one of the most influential religions in history?
John Bagot Glubb's remarkably readable and thorough biography of Muhammad answers these questions. What elevates his work above others is the fact that Glubb had personal knowledge of the people of Arabia that no scholar or armchair historian could compare with. Years of living among the Bedouin, a society that has not changed its habits in millennia, allow Glubb to recreate the world of Muhammad and breathe life into the man.
While many books about Islam or Muhammad are shaded by Western prejudice, Glubb's work is free of this bias. If men and women wish to learn more about the religion that shapes the Middle East and the man who began it all, then this book is required reading.
"Glubb's long acquaintance with the Arabs has enabled him to make sense out of obscure legends and to bring long-dead battles to life. His book stings like caravan dust and sweeps forward like a charge of Bedouin cavalry." - Newsweek
"The only sound, comprehensive and 'popular' work in English on the life, times, and people of the Prophet." - Kirkus Reviews
"Should have a special place among the biographies of Muhammad since its author is thoroughly familiar with the Bedouin Arabs, having lived among them a good portion of his life. This makes the work particularly valuable." - Library Journal
"Glubb has written a history that is as fascinating to read as it is immediately and permanently valuable." - Cincinnati Enquirer
"this is a must-read for everyone interested in Islam." The Arab British Centre
"Rings true on every page. The portrait of the prophet is compelling." C.M. Woodhouse, Spectator
"Well documented and scholarly, yet very readable." Sunday Times
"A first class biography by an author exceptionally well qualified to write it." Sir Charles Petrie, The Illustrated London News
