How long does it take to read Muhammad?
a biography of the prophet
Muhammad by Karen Armstrong takes about 5 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 290 pages, about 79,750 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This biography attempts to strip away centuries of distortion and myth and present a balanced view of the man whose religion continues to dramatically affect the course of history.
Subjects: Muslims, Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Biography, Islam, Politics and government
