Martin Lings, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

I don't remember what prompted me to check the popular comparison on Quran and science. The primary motive was to verify the validity and divinity of Quran. I pursued the subject for a while and I am convinced that the single most factor for early followers to embrace Islam was the life of prophet. I went through some of the website to find the best biography on Muhammad (saw). My list narrowed down to three. First one by Martin Lings, second by Karen Armstrong and third by the title Sealed Nectar. The first one was freely available in the Internet and the author converted to islam while completing this book's work. So I decided to read this book.

Amazing factors of this biography are that the book is not apologetic and the literary standard of the book is very high since the author himself was a Shakespearean scholar.

The earliest followers of Islam were convinced that Muhammad had been frequently contacted by an angel to bring down the Quran and to reveal other information, and also to teach him the new religion. This is the base of faith. As the influence of Islam increased more and more people were convinced about the prophet and thereby the religion. The staunch opponents of Islam at various stages were those having their own vested interest against the new order or too proud to renounce their tradition for the sake of the new religion.

And finally the prophet died after the  completion of the new religion, lasting a great legacy but severing the divine link between the almighty and people. It was not ending there. He will meet his ummath - his people - at Kauthar - the river at heaven.