Padahal sebenarnya mereka percaya mereka tetap menganut Agama Ibrahim, yang sebenarnya telah dicemari oleh kepercayaan pagan dari luar.Perkelahian antara Islam (yang bila dikontekstualisasikan pada masa sama dengan Arab) dengan Yahudi itu laksana perkelahian dua sepupu. Dalam penceritaan singkat dalam mengenai masa Kerasulan Nabi, sering dituliskan secara simplistik bahwa orang Quraish menolak Kenabian Muhammad karena mereka tidak percaya Allah. Yang kemudian melalui Islam, dipersatukan menjadi satu negara yang tunggal.Penolakan Islam oleh Kafir Quraish dan banyak pihak lain yang didorong oleh motif politik.
Whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, agnostic, atheist or spiritual without associating with any organised religion you can learn the following from the life of the Prophet(PBUH).
Although one can argue that the author's interpretation is more of a work of piety than historical work, it is still a historical work in its own way (Like its accurate and detail description about the lifestyle of the Bedouins, their tradition, their ethics and their culture among others).The book not only describes Prophet Muhammed's(PBUH) role as a religious/spirituals figure but also his role as a Statesman, Scholar of jurisprudence, Business Man, Husband, Companion & a Father figure. There are too many secondary characters in this book & one must be attentive while reading as each individuals have played a significant role. Being a muslim, I was brought up listening to Prophet's life & struggles and reading this book brings back a lot of memories from childhood where my mother used to narrate me Prophet's Life & struggles. The Book also describes Prophet's earlier times as an orphan under his Uncle's protection. Martin Lings cleverly describes the social, economic and political aspects of Makkah in the pre-islamic times before narrating the life of Prophet Muhammed(PBUH).It really helps the reader to understand the people of its age.