A good summary of the Prophet ﷺ 's journey in growing the Muslim community and how he navigated relations with non Muslim communities both in times of peace and war.

The author argues that Prophet ﷺ 's treatment of non Muslims is rooted in a Quran which from promotes a perennialist-like monotheism where Sabians and other people of the book are on the oath of salvation even if they dont accept the Muslim religion.

Asides from that theological assertion, the book is well researched and brings a lot from a myriad Western academics as well as classical Muslim scholarship.