A standard! Highly readable. A great introduction to the man and the movement. Please keep it in print!--Cheryl L. Golden, Newman University Good biography of pivotal figure in middle Eastern-- and world--history. Well-written, objective, straight-forward presentation of complex subject.--Dr. Andrew F. Clark, Univ. of North Carolina An excellent introduction to Islam. For the last 20 years I have used this text to introduce students to the Muslim tradition.--Harold Kasimow, Grinnell College Still a fine and thorough survey of Muhammad's life and times.--Charles A. Kimball, Furman Univ. A convincing book: essential reading, not only for the more casual student of Muslim problems, but also, as a kind of illuminating revision of facts and ideas, for the serious student who has read the larger volumes.--Blackfriars This book...admirably fulfills its purpose. It is written in a clear and interesting style, and the reader can be assured that it is not only an interesting book to read, but is also based on sound scholarship.--Journal of Semitic Studies This is the best, if not the only, introduction to Muhammad.--James Lindsay, University of Dubuque