Description: Lings' internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet incorporates important additions about the prophet's expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. It represents the final updates made to the text before the author's death in 2005.
Brief description: Martin Lings (1909-2005) was a renowned British scholar who taught at several European universities and the University of Cairo. He was the keeper of Oriental manuscripts in the British Museum and the British Library and the author of numerous books on religion and spirituality, including The Book of Certainty, What is Sufism?, Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions, and the internationally acclaimed Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources.
Review Quotes: "This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date."-- "Times of London"