May Blessings and Peace be upon him!

It was fourteen centuries ago,

When the world was in sorrow,

Came my Prophet, my hero!

Let me tell you about him, if you don’t know...

Is there any man greater than he?

Assalaamualaikum. Following are words of the famous 19th century French writer, poet, member of provisional government and a one-time presidential candidate - Alphonse de la Martine, in his book 'Histoire de la Turquie', about Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) :