How many had heard of him?
“… From then on, he wrote constantly. For Muslims, his masterpiece was Muhammad: His Life Based On The Earliest Sources (1983), for which he was decorated by Zia al-Haq, then president of Pakistan.
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He died 12 May - Innalilahe wa inna alehe rajeoun.
For a brief outline of his works and achievements:
Re: Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj-uddin)
I've read his book on the life of the prophet. Its actually very good.
Re: Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj-uddin)
Inna-Lillah-e-Wa-Inna-Ilaih-e-Rajioon…
“converted to Islam, and was soon imbued with the Sufi dimension of the religion.”
May Allah :swt: grant him peace, Ameen…
The greatest biography of the Prophet :saw: that was written is the Raheeq-al-Makhtoom…
This biography even goes into the details of the Holy Prophet :saw:'s birth, childhood, pre-Prophethood days and the effects of the signs that the Prophethood was having on him…
An amazing piece of literature and spell binding…