The First Muslim

Hazleton approaches her subject with scrupulous respect… Vivid and immediate – Hari Kunzru * New York Times *Hazleton sets her keen eye and her sculpted prose on one of the most fascinating and misunderstood figures in history… This is a wonderful book * Reza Aslan, author of No God but God and How to Win a Cosmic War *The most readable, engaging study of Muhammad I have ever come across * G. Willow Wilson, author of Alif the Unseen and The Butterfly Mosque *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 *Richly detailed and beautifully written… [Hazleton] is able to do with words what is almost never attempted in pictures… indispensable. * The Seattle Times *

Lesley Hazleton reported on the Middle East from Jerusalem for more than a dozen years, and has written for Time, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and Harper’s, among other publications. Her last book, After the Prophet, was a finalist for the PEN-USA book Award. Hazleton lives in Seattle.