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The importance of Ma'mar ibn Rashid's book can be understood by the fact that it is among the two earliest biographies of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) which have survived to our time - the other being Ibn Is'haq's. Sean's translation reads fluidly, and his footnotes are almost always quite insightful. Compared to Ibn Is'haq, this book is relatively short, and as such, makes for both a comfortable and enjoyable reading.