Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time Paperback – 5 Mar. 2007

the understanding that karen has of the prophet in pasticular and islam in general is unsurpassed in the western world,if i didnt know better id have thought it was a muslim writer,thats how much affection she shows for the subject.and her in depth analysis is refreshing for muslims alike as it breaks away from the typical style of islamic sholars and gives a fresh approach to the subject

Loved reading this book, it is interesting unlike some of the books around on Islam. Karen Armstrong seems to have grasped the concept of an interesting history book which is concise and insightful. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn about the Muslim prophet.

still need to read it

Added to my collection of Books on the subject.

received it in a good condition.

satisfied

Perfecto

Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Karen Armstrongs 'A history of God' i was really looking forward to reading her book on the prophet. Unfortunately it left me feeling very disappointed. Like many western writers Karen Armstrong only seems to have used the Sunni sources for her story, leaving out the shia sources and as such has most of the story facturally incorrect and only seen from one side. Aisha for instance was neither the prophets favourite wife nor was she a child when they married..........research has shown she was at least around 18. She also says that one fo the prophets wives , maymunna, was his uncles sister which would have made her his aunt, she was in fact the SISTER OF HIS WIFE and no blood relation to the prophet at all..........Also the prophet never sent any raids on the caravans, this was propaganda at the time and still today the real story is not told. I could go on with the inaccuracies but i would end up writing a book myself. These inaccuracies do not do anyone any favours and paint an inaccurate depictation of the prophet and islam. I would recomend reading Lesley Hazletons much better researched book 'After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam' as this covers more or less the same material but in a much more thoroughly researched neutral way. I also felt that Armstong made it sound like the prophets divine revelations came along at rather convinient times. She did however show how the prophet changed his society and the sacrifices and dangers he faced, and one of the strengths of the book is how it explains the tribes and how their society was changing with the influence of the prophet.

Very objectively written with facts backgrounded.

It is came from Belgium. Original Muhammed book by author. Very valuable. thank you

Good

Ich habe dieses Buch als Christ mit großem Interesse und Anteilnahmm gelesen. Hier wird ein Mensch beschrieben, der in einer historisch heiklen Zeit eine Vision von seinem Gott bekam, die er zunächst selbst nicht glauben konnte. Mohammed wird hier als spiritueller Mensch vorgestellt, der die praktischen Herausforderungen seiner Zeit mit seinem Gottesbezug und Gottesbekenntnis angegangen ist. Er war sicher ein vielschichtiger und umsichtiger Mensch, der mit der neuen Sprache des Koran Menschen faszinieren konnte. Durch das Lesen des Buches von Karen Armstrong habe ich großen Respekt vor Mohammed und seiner (Glaubens-)Leistung bekommen.

Dieses Buch über das Leben des Propheten Muhammad beschreibt weniger Einzelheiten, aber dafür werden die Gründe des Geschehens sehr gut erklärt. Darin konnte ich aber auch sehr interessante Einzelheiten finden, die andere Bücher nicht bringen. Ich bin mit diesem Kauf sehr zufrieden.