Lesley Hazleton on What You Might Not Know About the Prophet
Everyone knows his name. He was, and still is, one of the most influential figures of all time, yet most of us have little real sense of the man himself. A favorite question of those asking about my new book, "The First Muslim," is thus what surprised me most in my research. Or rather, what might surprise them. Here's a shortlist: 1. He was born an orphan. His father died without kn...