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Sirat Rasul Allah (Ibn Ishaq)

Also known as Sira, Sirat Rasul Allah, Ibn Ishaq

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Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad (mid-8th c.), known through Ibn Hisham's edition; key for Bahira, Waraqa and the hijra stories.

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Extract is from the broader Wikipedia page "Sīrah", not about this record specifically

Al-sīrah al-nabawiyya, commonly shortened to sīrah and translated as prophetic biography, are the traditional biographies of the Islamic prophet Muhammad written over centuries by Muslim historians, from which, in addition to the Quran and hadith literature, most historical information about his life and the early history of Islam is derived.

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  • Sīrah · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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