Who wrote the first biography of Prophet Muhammad?
Muhammad Ibn Ishaq’s
It is Muhammad Ibn Ishaq’s ‘Sirat Rasul Allah’ which is recognised as the first comprehensive biography of Muhammad (S). Compiled, written and published in eighth century Arabia, the first translation of the biography appeared in Germany in 1864 by Heidelberg professor Gustav Weil.
When was the Sira written?
For example, before the year 750 A.D., there is not a single verifiable document that describes the formative period of the 7th century. The heavily relied on Sira written by Ibn Ishaq, the primary authority for the life of Muhammad, was written at least 100 years after Muhammad’s death.
How did Umar ibn Saad died?
He had five son, Hafs ibn Umar ibn Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas camed in battle of Karbala….
| Umar ibn Sa’ad | |
|---|---|
| Died | Medina, Kufa |
| Cause of death | He was killed by Mukhtar |
| Era | Umayyad dynasty |
| Known for | Commander of Ibn Ziyad army in Battle of Karbala |
Is Ibn Ishaq a reliable source of hadith?
Imam Malik was not the only contemporary of Ibn Ishaq’s to have problems with him. Despite writing the earliest biography of Prophet Muhammad, Scholars such as al-Nisa’I and Yahya b. Kattan did not view Ibn Ishaq as a reliable or authoritative source of Hadith.
What was Ishaq’s early life like?
No facts of Isḥāq’s early life are known, but it is likely that he followed in the family tradition of transmission of early akhbār and hadith. He was influenced by the work of ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, who praised the young ibn Ishaq for his knowledge of “maghāzī” (stories of military expeditions).
Does Ibn Ishaq’s narrations contain Munkar?
Al-Dhahabī concluded that despite his good qualities any narration solely transmitted through him should probably be considered as containing munkar. (Al-Dhahabī, Mīzān al-itidāl fī naqd al-rijāl, at “Muhammad ibn Ishaq) The work of Ibn Ishaq is much of criticism. Ibn Ishaq work contain several false stories regarding Muhammad.
Where did Ibn Ishaq go after Medina?
Also ibn Ishaq disputed with the young Malik ibn Anas, famous for the Maliki School of Fiqh. Leaving Medina (or forced to leave), he traveled eastwards towards ” al-Irāq “, stopping in Kufa, also al-Jazīra, and into Iran as far as Ray, before returning west.