PRAISE
«A rich biography… Those who read it will come away well prepared to understand the prophet whose message, 14 centuries later, is the creed of more than a billion and a half people.» –The San Francisco Chronicle

«This book offers a welcome chance to read [Muhammed’s] life story in a more familiar and accessible form than the Islamic sources… The First Muslim succeeds. It makes its subject vivid and immediate.» –Hari Kunzru, The New York Times Book Review

«Richly detailed and beautifully written… [Hazleton] is able to do with words what is almost never attempted in pictures… indispensable.» –The Seattle Times

«Like her subject, Hazleton brilliantly navigates ‘the vast and often terrifying arena in which politics and religion intersect,’ revealing the deep humanity of faith.» –More Magazine

«The book’s focus is an effort to portray the prophet’s unique circumstances and recognizable humanity… Hazleton’s biography covers the broad strokes of his life with fairness—she doesn’t gloss over his more fallible moments—and insight.» –NPR

«Hazleton is both a good storyteller and writer. Here she has brought to life a man about whom much has been written and whom millions revere, yet about whose actual life very little is known… A very readable book.» –The American Spectator