The Messenger: Prophet Muhammad and His Life of Compassion

by Reşit Haylamaz, Y. A Aslandogan

This book narrates the life of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, shedding light upon segments of his life that are either neglected or glossed over in conflict-focused biographies. The narrations in this book revolve around the Prophet's various strategies of diplomacy and reconciliation to avoid conflicts. In narrating these events, the book helps the readers broaden their perspective on the life of the Messenger of God and better capture the ethos of his life. Indeed, both Muslims and non-Muslims may benefit from this understanding at a time when violent extremist groups such as ISIS are causing carnage with their brutality while dressing their totalitarian ideologies in Muslim garb. The book exposes the hypocritical and willful deception of these radical groups which cherry-pick incidents and sayings from the Prophet's life, decontextualize them, and abuse them to serve their perverted ideologies.
The extensive evidence presented in this book will not only dispel many myths about the life and message of the Noble Prophet, but also show how through compassionate efforts he conquered the hearts of people around him and turned them from die-hard enemies to devoted faithful friends.

Genres: Islam

335 pages, Paperback

Published August 7, 2018

Reviews

[Ahsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful selective reading of the life of the most successful diplomat that ever existed, peace be upon him. This book highlights how extremist groups completely decontextualise Prophet Muhammad’s actions and cherrypick certain incidents to illustrate their disgusting ideas. The detailed narratives of the strategies that the Messenger used to avoid conflict and resolve issues demonstrate the loving ethos of his life. This is a biography which should be read by any muslim and non-muslim who wishes to get an accurate understanding of the teachings of Islam as captured by its most important representative.

[retzzoo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful and full of interesting details

[Ente Rente · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though this book was quite short, it shed light on many behavior patterns of the Messenger (Prophet Muhammad), paired with examples. The information is well documented and researched, delivering a lot of details. How did he solve problems? How did he manage offensiveness? How did he handle hate, enmity, etc.?
There is a lot to learn from... and I did. Serving humankind the way it was exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad must be a dream, a dream I cannot neglect anymore.
There are also many many nice details about different companions of the Prophet. How even the coldest of hearts (like icebergs) melt in front of him in the long run. Truly miraculous 🧙‍♂️🐤

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! It explains each and every important incidents occured in the life of the Prophet, the most compassionate elegantly in detail. Thanks to the author to write such an important book.

[Iffet Melih · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you think prophet Muhammed's pbuh life was full of war and bloodshed, you have to read this.

[Muride Cakir · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book