I watched the 1976 movie The Message and listened to a podcast on the life of the prophet some time last year and I felt like I needed to read a biography or two to brush up on my history. This is the shortest of the biographies yet it does an excellent job of giving the reader context. A full third of the book is just setting the stage, giving an account of the history of the prophets before رسولنا وحبيبنا محمد عليه الصلاة والسلام and what Pre-Islamic Arabia was like. A good supplement for anyone already familiar and a good introduction for anyone who isn’t.