Stanley Lane-Poole selects the most memorable passages of the Quran and arranges them by period, from the early poetic revelations at Mecca to the speeches at Medina, then adds a selection of the Prophet’s sayings. A long introduction sketches Muhammad’s life and argues for understanding him rather than repeating Western caricatures.
A compact Victorian introduction to the voice of Islam’s founder, for general readers. Download the free EPUB.