false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879922m/27310.jpg 27310 25 <P>This vivid and detailed biography strips away centuries of distortion and myth and presents a balanced view of the man whose religion continues to dramatically affect the course of history.</P> 1574760 book 1991 Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet total:682|5:160|4:280|3:206|2:25|1:11| 682 2599 1073 118 4 3 false false Sun Jan 20 07:46:27 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 08:30:19 -0800 2008
Karen Armstrong is a foremost religious scholar. She's able to convey very complex a...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:49:56 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:25:12 -0700 2009
When I first started reading this book, I was sorta doubtful, putting in mind that; a book about the prophet or Islam written by a non-Muslim would be somehow biased, inaccurate or misleading. But to my surprise, this book was beyond my wildest expectations!

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The general criticism so far seems that she is overly sympathetic to Muhammed. Just be...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 21:12:40 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 21:15:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 11 14:10:44 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 08:59:24 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Apr 08 20:16:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 20:25:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 22:04:22 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 23:27:30 -0700 2008 1
I have to admit I have always wondered why she has not converted to Islam, she has such an extremely positive view of the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 05 14:12:17 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 16:11:41 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 14:12:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 15 15:18:45 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 18:59:14 -0800 2007 In a meticulous quest for the historical Muhammad,(pbuh) Armstrong first traces the West's long history of hostility toward Islam, which it has stigmatized as a "religion of the sword." This sympathetic, engrossing biography portrays Muhammad (pbuh)(ca. 570-632...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 28 10:39:41 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 06:56:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=27310