Muhammad is the great religious teacher. His story is one of struggle with his own people, with the Jews—a primary and tragic player in this Arab drama—and with the world and its incredulity. His is also the story of a man who wept over the death of his baby son, who loved his child bride with undeniable tenderness and complete understanding, and who would “laugh until his back teeth showed.” His are the words that swept across the Arab world and across the East. It is he who has taught millions about the powerful force of Islam and who has taught them to pray, five times a day: “There is no God but Allah.”