Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources The Biography of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Martin Lings ************************************************ The Prophet Muhammad initiated one of the most significant religious and cultural developments in human history, bringing into the world the religion of God in its final form. 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General readers will find a well-written, straightforward chronological narrative; Muslim readers will appreciate the favorable treatment of Muhammad; while specialists will find a faithful and convenient rendering of source material. (Joseph Gardner, California State Univ. Lib., Northridge Library Journal) ************************************************ “For those interested in Islam . . . it is mesmerizing.” (Parabola) From the Back Cover ************************************************ “This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date.” --Times of London ************************************************ “For those interested in Islam in one way or another, it is mesmerizing.” --Parabola ************************************************ . . . this revised edition incorporates the authors final updates made before his 2005 death and contains numerous important additions about modern Islam; so even if you have a prior volume, dont miss this. (Diane C. Donovan, California Bookwatch, Feb 2007 ) ************************************************ • This is the first EBook edition of this important work, which sold 7,500 copies in the cloth edition ************************************************ • The Muslim population of the U.S. is on a strong growth curve. It is estimated that there are now between 4 and 7 million Muslims in the U.S. ************************************************ A revised edition of the internationally acclaimed biography of the prophet • Includes important additions about the prophet’s spread of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states • Contains original English translations from 8th and 9th century biographies, presented in authoritative language • Represents the final updates made on the text before the author’s death in 2005 ************************************************ It represents the final updates made to the text before the author’s death in 2005. 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 Seerah Conference in Islamabad. ************************************************ This is the definitive, objective biography of the Prophet, drawn from primary Arabic sources of the 8th and 9th centuries, and includes passages never before translated. It owes its freshness and directness of approach to the words of the men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life. ************************************************ Martin Lings’s biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the Prophet. Based on the seerah, 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. Scrupulous and exhaustive in its fidelity to its sources, 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. The book has been published in twelve languages and has received numerous awards, including acknowledgment as best biography of the Prophet in English at the National Seerah Conference in Islamabad. This revised edition, which represents the final updates made to the text before the author’s death in 2005, incorporates important additions about the Prophet’s expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. ************************************************ About the Author ************************************************ Martin Lings (also known as Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of Frithjof Schuon[1], and Shakespearean scholar. He is best known as the author of a very popular and positively reviewed biography, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, first published in 1983 and still in print. Lings was born in Burnage, Manchester in 1909 to a Protestant family. The young Lings gained an introduction to travelling at a young age, spending significant time in the United States due to his fathers employment. Lings attended Clifton College and went on to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a BA in English Language and Literature. At Magdalen, he was a student and then a close friend of C. S. Lewis. After graduating from Oxford Lings went to Vytautas Magnus University, in Lithuania, where he taught Anglo-Saxon and Middle English. For Lings himself, however, the most important event whilst at Oxford was his discovery of the writings of the René Guénon, a French metaphysician and Muslim convert, and those of Frithjof Schuon, a German spiritual authority, metaphysician and Perennialist. In 1938, Lings went to Basle to make Schuons acquaintance and he remained Frithjof Schuons disciple and expositor for the rest of his life. In 1939, Lings went to Cairo, Egypt, in order to visit a friend who was an assistant of René Guénon. Not long after arriving in Cairo, his friend died and Lings began studying Arabic. Cairo became his home for over a decade; he became an English language teacher at the University of Cairo and produced Shakespeare plays annually. Lings married Lesley Smalley in 1944 and lived with her in a village near the pyramids. Despite having settled comfortably in Egypt, Lings was forced to leave in 1952 after anti-British disturbances. Upon returning to the United Kingdom he continued his education, earning a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). His doctoral thesis became a well-received book on Algerian Sufi Ahmad al-Alawi (see Sufi studies). After completing his doctorate, Lings worked at the British Museum and later British Library, overseeing eastern manuscripts and other textual works, rising to the position of Keeper of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts 1970-73. He was also a frequent contributor to the journal, Studies in Comparative Religion. A writer throughout this period, Lings output increased in the last quarter of his life. While his thesis work on Ahmad al-Alawi had been well regarded, his most famous work was a biography of Muhammad, written in 1983, which earned him acclaim in the Muslim world and prizes from the governments of Pakistan and Egypt. His work was hailed as the best biography of the prophet in English at the National Seerat Conference in Islamabad. He also continued travelling extensively, although he made his home in Kent. He died in 2005. In addition to his writings on Sufism, Lings was a Shakespeare scholar. His contribution to Shakespeare scholarship was to point out the deeper esoteric meanings found in Shakespeares plays, and the spirituality of Shakespeare himself. More recent editions of Lingss books on Shakespeare include a foreword by Charles, Prince of Wales. Just before his death he gave an interview on this topic, which was posthumously made into the film Shakespeares Spirituality: A Perspective. An Interview With Dr. Martin Lings. ************************************************ Most Helpful book Reviews ************************************************ I have often found it difficult to find any good biographies regarding the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) , but this one is truly a gem. ************************************************ Martin Lings has done an amazing job of taking the life of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) from the most earliest and reliable sources, then turning it into a narrative that is such a pleasure to read. ************************************************ It feels as though one as reading a novel, and it is difficult to put this book down once one has picked it up. ************************************************ The author shows real talent and i can only imagine how great and difficult a task it was to have done research to such a deep level, and then taking it all and writing it in story form. ************************************************ There are many strong points of this book, it will give one a thorough understanding of who Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was, his beliefs, mindset and what he was attempting to achieve. ************************************************ The story is given in its true context without any real interpretation, rather that is left to the reader. ************************************************ I feel this is the best work ever written in the English language regards such a topic. ************************************************
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