Miftaah Seerah

Seerah General

meaning to move or travel, or a straight shot long distance journey

What is Seerah

doing something or a wa

Seerah Literal meaning

Straight shot long-distance journey or path.

What is the primary source for the seerah

Quran

Early Scholars of Seerah

They were people that were masters of hadith but not to the exact detail

Urwa Ibn Zubair

primary narrator

first cousin and brother-in-law to the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w

Muhammed ibn Ishaq

founding father of seerah, encyclopedic

summarized findings of Musa ibn ʿUqba

Imam Waqidi

big mistakes in certain narrations

controversial due to the big mistakes

Ibn Sa’d

First to write a biography of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)

Seeratul Mustafa

a purely historical seerah source

The sealed Nectar

A seerah book with historical analysis

Martin Lings - Muhammad Seerah Book

dramatic story of the seerah that had humanized the prophet too much

Ibn Qayim

He wrote focusing on fiqh

What are the topics that seerah can be specialized in?

Seerah in prophetic medicine,

seerah about specific events

seerah books on specific lens i.e being a general in war, how he interacted with his sons in law

Shamail

the study of the description of the prophet

his physical demeanor, attitude, etc

Dalail

study of the proofs of prophethood

miracles of his life b4/after

Khasais

specialties of the prophet muhammad s.a.w

having the biggest ummah, journey of Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj

Seerah through which p.o.v

Seerah through the lives of the prophets companions