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Muir's classic biography, which ought to be better known, is a masterpiece of scholarship. In the introduction, he sets out a clear and logical methodology by which he will approach the traditions which tell of the Prophet's life.

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His method proves strong and true, and brings about an honest and sensitive account of Mohammad's life and character. Muir with clarity sets out the major incidents of the life - the marriages, the call to prophecy, the composition of the Quran, the years of rejection, the influence and eventual rejection of Judaism and Christianity, the so-called Satanic Verses, the Hegira, the various battles, the assassinations and massacres, the taking of Mecca, the wars of conquest, and the death.

The main companions are accounted for, and the women (married or concubines) enumerated. Muir's concluding summation is that Muhammad was gripped by a genuine and selfless vision whilst in Mecca which then turned to self-serving ends a