He found you an orphan and gave you refuge

Author: Dr. Mohamed El-Damardash El-Okaly

"Often, when we read about the Prophet's biography, we find a stereotypical portrayal of the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), with many accounts resembling each other. Rarely do these works delve into the extended psychological aspect of the Prophet's life (peace be upon him). However, this book broke away from this traditional pattern in chronicling the Sirah, adopting a narrative and storytelling approach to recount the life of the best of humanity. The universe prepared for his arrival before he came into this world, and all the prophecies, portents, and signs foretelling his birth (peace be upon him) captivated the minds and emotions of the rabbis, priests, and readers of heavenly scriptures during that era. The author skillfully grasped a delicate silken thread in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which is "orphanhood" – a state Muhammad experienced consecutively throughout his life. Perhaps this is clear from the title, "He found you an orphan and gave you refuge." The author meticulously held onto this thread from beginning to end, allowing the reader to see aspects of the Prophet's biography that might seem new to them. The reader feels a psychological immersion in the events, full of emotions and close to the vision, as if it were a magnifying glass clarifying the details of things, not just a mere historical narration of events. "He found you an orphan and gave you refuge" is a new experience in narrating the Prophet's biography from a psychological and social perspective, delving into the depths of the human soul with a ship of sincere emotions, reaching the hidden secrets behind the greatest biography of the greatest human in the universe.