![]() The book stands out from the rest as Lings (d. Originally published in 1983, the book continues to be among highly-ranked seerah literature in the English language and read by scholars and laypeople alike. The late Martin Lings’ (also known as Abu Bakr Siraj al-Din) Muhammad ﷺ: His Life Based On The Earliest Sources is among the seerah books written in English that have received widespread acclaim. of the Prophet ﷺ), wives of the Prophet ﷺ, comparative literature looking at the Mecca and Medina years, military expeditions, and much more. Within seerah literature, there are different sub-genres, including the shama’il (collection of Hadiths about the appearance, mannerisms, belongings, etc. It encompasses all of that which is associated with the life and times of the Prophet ﷺ. The seerah of the Prophet ﷺ is its own genre of literature: a realm of study with principles, codification, and systems. ![]() ![]() In referring to a person’s life, it refers to the path they have traversed. The word seerah linguistically means a path. ![]() A Book Review of Muhammad ﷺ : His Life Based On The Earliest Sources by Martin Lings ![]()
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