What a beautifully written book. Ashamed I haven't read it sooner, but it's been a pleasure to read it now during this blessed month.

a b c "Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources". Fons Vitae. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013 . Retrieved 1 July 2013. Muhammad marries Juwayriyyah, daughter of a clan's leader. Pays her ransom and offers her marriage. Her father then pays her ransom, she enters Islam, Muhammad marries her (p 242) Kisah-kisahnya mungkin sudah banyak diceritakan tapi di sini lebih terstruktur dan komprehensif, kita bisa mengetahui awal dan sebab turunnya suatu ayat, juga diperkenalkan dengan karakter suku-suku di Arab terutama suku Quraish. Lings attended Clifton College and went on to Magdalen College, Oxford (BA (Oxon) English Language and Literature). At Magdalen he was a student of C. S. Lewis, who would become a close friend of his. After graduating from Oxford Lings went to Vytautas Magnus University, in Lithuania, where he taught Anglo-Saxon and Middle English. It follows a clearly presented and consecutively narrated timeline without digression into the author's opinionsHamza Yusuf hails this work as "one of the great biographies of the English language," praising "the historical accuracy of the text and the providential care so evident in the author's choice of versions as well as the underlying structure of the story as he chose to tell it." He also reports from Lings how while writing this book, "he was overwhelmed with the presence of the Prophet during the entire time and felt a great blessing in having been able to complete it." [7] Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din (Martin Lings) was a Muslim convert. Therefore, it must be understood that his rendering of the Prophet's (PBUH) narrative was a work of piety, and not necessarily one of historical scholarship. The biography of the world's most renowned personality, whose life is a perfect role model to follow for every human being who is belonging to any age or living in any part of the world. With the coming of Ramadan, I decided to put it upon myself to read another book on the Biography of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. Like a country that revisits the nation's history during independence day, I revisit his life to learn and to strengthen my connection with him. It's a reminder of the sacrifices made by Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his companions, and most of all to be in constant gratitude for the gift that Allah has bestowed on the Ummah.

Before you read more about Muhammad though, I want you to remember some things that I'm thinking about this book as I write this review. I have already read couple of books on Islam and Muhammad and have a better understand of it than I had had about two years ago—that pivotal time of my life when I left this faith. But most of those works were from nonbelievers. So I could not get rid of the idea that I haven't read works from the Islamic perspective. You, dear future me, then read this book, which was positively reviewed by Muslims. Also remember that the author, Martin Lings, had converted to Islam while writing this book. From his writing, you could easily discern why he had done so. You were sure therefore, that this writing by a converted Muslim would make you better understand the faith and its prophet. Made you better understand, it did. But made you think of it in a positive light, it did not. The Quran: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Quran Manuscripts at the British Library, 3 April-15 August 1976 Gabriel tells Muhammad that the Jewish tribe of Bani Nadr is planning to kill him. Muhammad gives the Jews ten days to leave or he'll cut their heads off (p 203) Cairo became his home for over a decade; he became an English 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. In 1990, after the book had attracted the attention of Azhar University, Lings received a decoration from Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. [14] See also [ edit ]Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 . Retrieved 6 February 2007.

Yahya, Khalid A. "Review of Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, by M. Lings". Middle East Studies Association Bulletin. 19 (1): 68-69. Buletin Al-Islamiyah Media Kajian dan Dakwah Universitas Islam Indonesia http://alislamiyah.uii.ac.id Martin Lings’ biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. Based on the sira, 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. You may be more knowledgeable and say, "No no, it happened, it is in the Sira, the biography of Muhammad". That would be to then overlook the massive amount of false recordings of Muhammad that emerged during and after his death. In fact, this is perhaps the greatest problem of Islam in modern times. False teachings, false recordings, have becoming so intermingled with the core teachings of Islam, that separating the two has become near impossible. Past the Qur'an, it is difficult to ascertain the accuracy of any document. Yet, Martin Ling goes to vividly into details of "miracles" that occurred. Ein Sufi-Heiliger der zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts: Scheich Ahmad al-Alawi. Sein geistiges Erbe und Vermächtnis

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Upon its first edition, the book was subject to criticism by some Muslims who decried the "Perennialist poison" in the book. The author gave public answer in a Saudi newspaper to the objections. [13] Awards [ edit ]

An enthralling story that combines impeccable scholarship with a rare sense of the sacred worthy of his subject.' -- The Spectator Qur'an allows concubines if the female consents. Qur'an tells​ (!!!)​ Muhammad to go to mariyah (and have sex with her), the enslaved girl, and​ then​ rebuffs his wives for being jealous and so on (p 277). Surely Allah has got a lot of time on his hands since he can devote a verse of the Quran to tell Muhammad to go have sex with his slave Lenggok bahasa yang digunakan sememangnya indah disulami dengan naratif yang 'hidup' membawa pembaca benar-benar menghayati kisah hidup baginda. Indeed, he is the best among the best for the whole humanity and the most kind-hearted. His kindness is not only for humanity but for birds, animals and even for the entire creatures of God as well.As an expression of the primordial religion, the Revelation continually stressed the importance of giving thanks to God for all the most elementary blessings of life. He hath given you hearing and sight and heart knowledge that ye may be thankful.”