I would recommend this book to anyone who is of the Ahl-as-Sunnah faith. The book approaches the life of Rasulullah (s.a.w.) in a much richer fashion and is an enjoyable read. It must be noted that the author of this book is the wife of a well known Naqshbandi Sheikh.

(Just to be fair, I am not judging the entire book; I am only talking about few pages from here and there within the book that I did read... if there was a least one unauthentic story every few pages that I did read, I can not imagine the rest of the book to be any better)...

I purchased the book from the great comments, and as I was scanning through the pages (before reading the book), & I found unauthentic stories.

One as an example, on page 29, she claims that Allah told Prophet Mohammad in a Hadith "were it not for you, I would not have created the universe". ?? That goes against the principle of Islam... and it is unauthentic

Also, I found her when she was explaining about the when Prophet Mohammed Took over Mecca after they were thrown out and (to the nearest meaning to what she wrote) "Prophet Mohammed picked him and got Bilal on top of Kabaa and that Bilal saw the havens." I don't understand where the author got this information from.

I want to advice my dear respected author to please review your work with a Sunni scholar. I am sorry but I had to give it a one star.

This book is one which was written for one main purpose which is to increase the love of the Prophet (saws) in the hearts of whoever reads it. If it is read for that purpose this book is rivaled only by the Shifa of Qadi Iyad. I honestly was brought to tears almost every time I read this book and I think if you can read this whole book with dry eyes you need to check your pulse.

On the negative side I thought that far too much time was spent on certain subjects while others were virtually ignored. An example is that over 100 pages was spent on the mi'raj. This was an important event and the source used for this section was very good, but I think that it would have been much more beneficial to publish a commentary on the Dalail al-Khayrat separately rather than bogging down the book with minute details of the event. The book is also a little slow getting started and I originally had trouble getting into it. The lack of a index was also a glaring and annoying omission that caused me to waste lots of time flipping through pages. Finally, this book is not for those who are looking for an account based on modern ideas of historical accuracy. The author unashamedly uses weak reports which is an accepted practice by muslim scholars, but is not considered valid by orientalists.

If you accept this book as the devotional piece that it is then it will exceed your expectations. If you try and use it for other purposes you will likely end up frustrated and disappointed.

This book is OUTSTANDING! Never have I read a biography of the most blessed Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon him so beautifully written! All the events in this book are true and the wonderful author is definatly a reliable source! I have read other biographies of the Prophet Muhammad(pbu) and the events in this one are not any different, but only written with so much more love and care....a beautuful story-telling like biography of the most beautiul being EVER...

This book lacks scholarship, and therefore, is not for serious reading on the life of Mohammed AS. The teachings of Islam and Mohammed have set an everlasting harmony between the concept of justice and social order, for an ideal form of world-order that we are nervously after. The speed and mutational dexterity with which Mohammed's movement took off, and provided desperately needed reformations to a society notoriously characterized as Jahilia, is missing.

In general, I would like to mention that the information presented by the authors, is a feeble attempt to invoke the spiritual component of Islam and makes no effort to delve into the crux of the inherent power that its message generates, in addition to the thought provoking disposition it imparts to the society. In short, Quranic Islam, and not any home grown version of it, has the potential to take another one billion in its fold. Success of Mohammed's message echoed through justice, respect, human rights, and peaceful co-existence, focused on all the fundamental needs of society. In essence Islam offers a complete way of life, that no other religion does.

There are a lot of inaccuracies and unnecessary and mostly fabricated details about events that do not provide any positive effect on the reader. Historically important aspects are either masked under illusionary details or misleading. The authors forget that Mohammed was sent to reform mankind through his teachings and training. His life is to be valued as exemplary, flawless and superior to any one in the mankind.

Towards the end, the authors talk about the succession to Mohammed, a highly controversial issue. It is interesting to note that the explanation they provide, in defense of how and why Abu Baker was the right choice turns out to be vague and unconvincing. In that same segment concerning Mohammed's last pilgrimage they quote him as saying "of whomsoever I am master, Ali is his master". There are two problems here. First, the translation that they have is incorrect. Second, Mawla in the original statement is implied to represent master/vicegerent in a similar manner that Aaron was to Moses. This hadith is universally accepted (Al Tabari and Ahmed b. Hambal).

Another attention-grabbing component about this book is that it is loaded with Ali Ibn Abi Talib's great achievements and contributions to Islam and Mohammed. In a similar context, Abu Baker and Umar are also mentioned but subliminally. In fact, there are sections about Umar that are disturbing and repugnant (See pages 133-134 of this book). After reading it, one is at a loss to understand how this behavior is acceptable in accordance to Islamic standards. Quran, according to Maududi has established very high standards in defining the required characteristics of a Kalifa.

There are unlimited sources available to address these issues. The task is simple for a person with an open mind and a strong desire to seek the truth.
For an unbiased in-depth understanding of this crisis I suggest Ibn Ishaaq, Ibn Yacubi, Al Tabari, Maududi, Al Tijani, and SHM Jafri to name a few.