A translation of the best selling Qasas al-Anbiya in which Imam Ibn Kathir compiles various reports of the Prophets and Messengers of God and relates as a one continuous biography of their life and times. He researched Quran, Tafsir, Hadith, Reports ( ahkbar) as well as reports in the Bible and Torah which is deemed necessary in order to complete the stories. Well translated and must read for one who wishes to understand the lives of the Prophets and Messengers sent with the call to monotheism and submission to God.