Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time.(Book review)

From: ForeWord | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Work Title: Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time

Work Author(s): Karen Armstrong

Recorded Books

7 1/4 hours, 6 CDs $72.75

Religion

ISBN: 9781428136427

Reviewer: David Priess

Bookshelves---and shelves holding audiobooks---present an increasingly wide array of options to listeners seeking to augment their knowledge of Islam's early days. Profiles of the Prophet Muhammad in particular range from the blatantly fawning to the openly hostile. In Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time, author Karen Armstrong narrates her own text, painting a sympathetic portrait of the ...

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