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• This is the first paperback 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.

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.

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Overview

• This is the first paperback 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.

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.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781594771538
  • Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
  • Publication date: 9/15/2006
  • Edition description: Revised Edition
  • Edition number: 5
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 138,955
  • Lexile: 1220L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

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.

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from Chapter 15

The First Revelations

It was not long after this outward sign of his authority and his mission that he began to experience powerful inward signs, in addition to those of which he had already been conscious. When asked about these he spoke of “true visions” which came to him in his sleep and he said that they were “like the breaking of the light of dawn.” The immediate result of these visions was that solitude became dear to him, and he would go for spiritual retreats to a cave in Mount Hirā’ not far from the outskirts of Mecca. There was nothing in this that would have struck Quraysh as particularly strange, for retreat had been a traditional practice amongst the descendants of Ishmael, and in each generation there had been one or two who would withdraw to a solitary place from time to time so that they might have a period that was uncontaminated by the world of men. In accordance with this age-old practice, Muhammad would take with him provisions and consecrate a certain number of nights to the worship of God.

Then he would return to his family, and sometimes on his return he took more provisions and went again to the mountain. During these few years it often happened that after he had left the town and was approaching his hermitage he would hear clearly the words “Peace be on thee, O Messenger of God,” and he would turn and look for the speaker but no one was in sight, and it was as if the words had come from a tree or a stone. Ramadan was the traditional month of retreat, and it was one night towards the end of Ramadan, in his fortieth year, when he was alone in the cave, that there came to him an Angel in the form of a man. The Angel said to him: “Recite!” and he said: “I am not a reciter,” whereupon, as he himself told it, “the Angel took me and whelmed me in his embrace until he had reached the limit of mine endurance. Then he released me and said: ‘Recite!’ I said: ‘I am not a reciter,’ and again he took me and whelmed me in his embrace, and again when he had reached the limit of mine endurance he released me and said: ‘Recite!’, and again I said ‘I am not a reciter.’ Then a third time he whelmed me as before, then released me and said:

‘Recite in the name of thy Lord who created!
He createth man from a clot of blood.
Recite; and thy Lord is the Most Bountiful,
He who hath taught by the pen,
taught man what he knew not.’”

He recited these words after the Angel, who thereupon left him, and he said: “It was as though the words were written on my heart.”’ But he feared that this might mean he had become a jinn-inspired poet or a man possessed. So he fled from the cave, and when he was halfway down the slope of the mountain he heard a voice above him saying: “O Muhammad, thou art the Messenger of God, and I am Gabriel.” He raised his eyes heavenwards and there was his visitant, still recognizable but now clearly an Angel, filling the whole horizon, and again he said: “O Muhammad, thou art the Messenger of God, and I am Gabriel.” The Prophet stood gazing at the Angel; then he turned away from him, but whichever way he looked the Angel was always there, astride the horizon, whether it was to the north, to the south, to the east or to the west. Finally the Angel turned away, and the Prophet descended the slope and went to his house.

“Cover me! Cover me!” he said to Khadījah as with still quaking heart he laid himself on his couch. Alarmed, yet not daring to question him, she quickly brought a cloak and spread it over him. But when the intensity of his awe had abated he told her what he had seen and heard; and having spoken to him words of reassurance, she went to tell her cousin Waraqah, who was now an old man, and blind. “Holy! Holy!,” he said. “By Him in whose hand is the soul of Waraqah, there hath come unto Muhammad the greatest Nāmūs, even he that would come unto Moses. Verily Muhammad is the Prophet of this people. Bid him rest assured.” So Khadījah went home and repeated these words to the Prophet, who now returned in peace of mind to the cave, that he might fulfill the number of days he had dedicated to God for his retreat. When this was completed, he went straight to the Ka’bah, according to his wont, and performed the rite of the rounds, after which he greeted the old and the blind Waraqah whom he had noticed amongst those who were sitting in the Mosque; and Waraqah said to him: “Tell me, O son of my brother, what thou hast seen and heard.” The Prophet told him, and the old man said again what he had said to Khadījah. But this time he added: “Thou wilt be called a liar, and ill-treated, and they will cast thee out and make war upon thee; and if I live to see that day, God knoweth I will help His cause.” Then he leaned towards him and kissed his forehead, and the Prophet returned to his home.

Table of Contents

Muhammad
His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

1 The House of God
2 A Great Loss
3 Quraysh of the Hollow
4 The Recovery of Loss
5 The Vow to Sacrifice a Son
6 The Need for a Prophet
7 The Year of The Elephant
8 The Desert
9 Two Bereavements
10 Bahira the Monk
11 A Pact of Chivalry
12 Questions of Marriage
13 The Household
14 The Rebuilding of the Ka'bah
15 The First Revelations
16 Worship
17 "Warn Thy Family"
18 Quraysh Take Action
19 Aws and Khazraj
20 Abu Jahl and Hamzah
21 Quraysh Make Offers and Demands
22 Leaders of Quraysh
23 Wonderment and Hope
24 Family Divisions
25 The Hour
26 Three Questions
27 Abyssinia
28 'Umar
29 The Ban and its Annulment
30 Paradise and Eternity
31 The Year of Sadness
32 "The Light of Thy Countenance"
33 After Years of Sadness
34 Yathrib Responsive
35 Many Emigrations
36 A Conspiracy
37 The Hijrah
38 The Entry into Medina
39 Harmony and Discord
40 The New Household
41 The Threshold of War
42 The March of Badr
43 The Battle of Badr
44 The Return of the Vanquished
45 The Captives
46 Bani Qaynuqa'
47 Deaths and Marriages
48 The People of the Bench
49 Desultory Warfare
50 Preparations for Battle
51 The March to Uhud
52 The Battle of Uhud
53 Revenge
54 The Burial of the Martyrs
55 After Uhud
56 Victims of Revenge
57 Bani Nadir
58 Peace and War
59 The Trench
60 The Siege
61 Bani Qurayzah
62 After the Siege
63 The Hypocrites
64 The Necklace
65 The Lie
66 The Dilemma of Quraysh
67 "A Clear Victory"
68 After Hudaybiyah
69 Khaybar
70 "Whom Lovest Thou Most?"
71 After Khaybar
72 The Lesser Pilgrimage and its Aftermath
73 Deaths and the Promise of Birth
74 A Breach of the Armistice
75 The Conquest of Mecca
76 The Battle of Hunayn and the Siege of Ta'if
77 Reconciliations
78 After the Victory
79 Tabuk
80 After Tabuk
81 The Degrees
82 The Future
83 The Farewell Pilgrimage
84 The Choice
85 The Succession and the Burial Map of Arabia (by Steven w. Johnson)
Quraysh of the Hollow (genealogical tree)
Note on Pronunciation of Arabic Names Key to References Index

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  • Posted August 16, 2009

    Basic, careful history

    For those desiring to read the hisitory of Islam as accepted b y mainstream Moslems, this book is essential. It is detailed and scholarly, making no judgments about the historicity of supposed superantural events in the Moslem narrative, but simply laying it out dispassionately for all to weigh.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 5, 2008

    One of the best biographies...

    This book was so beautifully written. Martin Lings was a Muslim revert who came from a Protestant background. He was a professor of Middle English and you can see how this translates into poetic and eloquent writing. This is by far my favorite biography about the Prophet *saaws*. It may not be perfect, and God knows best, but I think you can clearly see that it was a sincere attempt. It's a great teaching tool as well as spiritual guide.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 15, 2004

    You think you know Prophet Muhammad?

    You don't need any other book than this. Martin Lings presents the life of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) in a fashion never seen in any other book. You almost get the feeling you know the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) personally! Very extremely highly recommended!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 14, 2002

    Wonderful book

    I read this book not knowing much about Muhammad, great book, well written and easy to read.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 20, 2010

    The Prophecy and the Prophet

    I'm reading the Holy Koran for the first time and Muhammad by Martin Lings adds a dimension to the Holy Koran that provides insight into life and times of God's final Prophet.

    Ling's work is brilliant and in itself inspirational. The Holy Koran provides a clear road map to God, if we are prepared to follow it's illuminating guidance.

    Reading The Holy Koran and Ling's Muhammad as a companion work frames the life and times of Muhammad who I must admit to loving very deeply. Muhammad and God's Holy Koran have changed my life. I no longer add gods to God!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 23, 2009

    A great book

    This was one of the best books I've ever read.I First read this book in 2002,an have read it four or five time since then.My best friend has ran off with my book,so I will be buying it again.

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  • Posted November 12, 2009

    The best, truthful, interesting account based on early sources. Alhamdulillah.

    May God Bless this author for his effort to research and present the historical incidents and detailed account of the life of the Prophet PBUH. He makes no judgement, and no inferences of his own, unlike some other radical muslim writers or biased non-muslim writers. (Yes, the author IS muslim). I have read the life of the prophet PBUH in many other books. But this one tops them all. I feel that I have gotten to know the life of the Prophet much better. It also ties in some of the revelations of the Quran and the incidents that led to the revelations. Together with the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran, you get the best knowledge of the Life of the Prophet PBUH, for those who wish to go on and then read the Tafseer. I would recommend it as a Must Read, and Great Gift for anyone, muslim or those just interested in Islam. It is a good textbook as well for Islamic civilization and history courses. It is easy to read. Keeps the reader turning the pages to know more. Other people who I know have read the book and will say the same.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 24, 2007

    Disappointing!!

    Excuse me but im not trying to be rude. But how is a non- muslim suppose to write a book about prophet Muhammad- peace be upon him. You should look at the facts in the Holy Quran and write it!! My goddness!!!

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