This publication is an award-winning 1983 biography of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It provides a new account of the sira or the life of the Prophet Muhammad, with details that had not been elaborated in other accounts. It is based primarily on old Arab sources that go back to the 8th century, of which some passages are translated for the first time. It is not contradictory to other accounts but rather offers new insights and new details.

The book also includes excerpts from original English translations of speeches by men and women who lived close to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), heard him speak, witnessed his actions, witnessed the way he interacted with situations and witnessed events he encountered throughout various stages of his life.

The biography has gone through many reprints in English and it has been translated and published in many languages including French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Dutch, Malay and Tamil.

Before Lings died in 2005, a newly revised edition of the book with 22 additional pages was published. Source: Wikipedia

Martin Lings, also known as Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din, was an English writer and scholar, a student of Frithjof Schuon and a Shakespearean scholar.