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How many pages is Muhammad?

Muhammad by Karen Armstrong has a median of 289 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 264 to 290 pages.

Median pages
289
10 editions counted
Range
249–290
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will Muhammad take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
5 h 34 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

2602801995200020051991: 290 pages1992: 290 pages1992: 290 pages1993: 288 pages1995: 290 pages2001: 290 pages2001: 288 pages2006: 256 pages2006: 249 pages2007: 256 pagesmedian 289
26028020001991: 290 pages1992: 290 pages1992: 290 pages1993: 288 pages1995: 290 pages2001: 290 pages2001: 288 pages2006: 256 pages2006: 249 pages2007: 256 pagesmedian 289
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007HarperOne–256OL7288907M
2006Eminent Lives–256OL7279613M
2006Atlas Books/HarperCollins–249OL22739150M
2001HarperSanFrancisco–290OL23058481M
2001Weidenfeld & Nicholson historyPaperback288OL8924212M
1995Gollancz–290OL18939637M
1993HarperOnePaperback288OL9245237M
1992HarperCollins–290OL7290320M

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Questions

How many pages is Muhammad?
About 289 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 249 to 290 pages.
How long does it take to read Muhammad?
About 5 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Muhammad?
Roughly 79,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).