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The Earliest Sīrah: The Maghāzī of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ
As narrated by ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr
Compiled and Annotated by Shaykh Dr Muḥammad Muṣṭafā al-Aʿẓamī
Publisher: Turath Publishing
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The Earliest Sīrah is a landmark contribution to the study of the life of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Authored by ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr—one of the foremost scholars of the Tābiʿūn generation—this work represents the earliest surviving written account of the Prophet’s ﷺ life.
Born just a decade after the passing of the Prophet ﷺ and a nephew and direct student of Lady ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها, ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr possessed unparalleled access to the Prophet’s ﷺ household and senior Companions. His narrations form the bedrock upon which later Sīrah works were constructed.
Preserved through early, authoritative transmission—most notably via Abū ’l-Aswad—this text established the methodology of Sīrah writing and shaped Islamic historiography for generations.
This critically compiled and annotated edition by Shaykh Dr Muḥammad Muṣṭafā al-Aʿẓamī presents the work to modern readers with the highest academic rigor, ensuring reliability, clarity, and fidelity to the earliest sources.
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