a necessary tool for a non-Muslim like me, essential to living together in Europe

We are so far from the essence of Islam by limiting ourselves to what we have learned and hear. This life of the prophet is a nice reading, enlightening and inspiring. Tariq Ramadan is well in his role as an educator of his time. After reading this, I allowed myself to go beyond the rumors that make it "beyond the pale" to discover its direct writings in which I found much finer and hope to understand a complex reality. I understand that it may disturb people who have not read.