Muhammad: His Life based on the Earliest Sources Acclaimed worldwide as the ultimate resource material on the topic, in the English language, Martin Lings' Life of Muhammad is unmatched by any other book. It is said to be the most definitive biography. First published in 1983, it is based on Arabic sources of the eighth and ninth centuries. Some important passages of these are translated in Martin Lings’ work. The volume owes the freshness of its approach to the words of the men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of ....