About the Author

Karen Armstrong, author, scholar, and journalist, is among the world's foremost commentators on religious history and culture. Her books include the bestselling A History of God and The Battle for God, as well as Buddha and Islam: A Short History.

Reviews

Karen Armstrong's sympathetic profile paints a portrait of a very human prophet -- Wall Street JournalA good glimpse of how the vast majority of the world's Muslims understand their prophet. -- New York TimesRespectful, knowledgeable, and, above all, readable. It succeeds because [Armstrong] brings Muhammad to life as a fully rounded human being. -- The Economist

Karen Armstrong's sympathetic profile paints a portrait of a very human prophet -- Wall Street JournalA good glimpse of how the vast majority of the world's Muslims understand their prophet. -- New York TimesRespectful, knowledgeable, and, above all, readable. It succeeds because [Armstrong] brings Muhammad to life as a fully rounded human being. -- The Economist