The Maghazi of Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ - the earliest biography of the Messenger of Allah

Musa ibn 'Uqbah
Paperback, 238 pages
English-Only Edition
9781952306877

This text is the first English translation of The Maghāzī of Sayyidunā Muhammad ﷺ by the eminent Tabi'i scholar Musa ibn 'Uqbah, the earliest biography of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ currently known to exist.

Until recently, no copies of The Maghāzī of Sayyidunā Muhammad ﷺ had been seen for over 400 years, and most scholars believed the text to be lost forever. Thus the good fortune of its reappearance cannot be overstated. The discovery of its manuscripts in the archives of the National Library of Tunisia is a significant event, the like of which the Ummah may not see again for many years, if ever. Ninety-one folios were found, which together contain approximately three-quarters of the original text. We hope that the remaining parts may be found soon.

Renowned in his own time as a muhaddith and historian, Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah ranks as one of the first individuals to compile reports specifically related to the sīrah, the biography of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. More significant, however, is the fact that his Maghāzī (Expeditions) was acclaimed by his contemporaries and by scholars of later generations, as the most authentic work of its genre. 

Contents

The Turning of the Qiblah Towards the Kabah

The Battle of Badr

The Battle of Uhud

The Battle of the Trench

The Battle of the Banú Qurayzah

The Expedition Of Hudaybiyyah

The Story of Abu Basir Ibn Usayd Ibn Jariyah Al-Thaqafi

The Battle of Khaybar

The Story of Safiyyah Bint Huyayy Ibn Akhtab

The 'Umrah of the Messenger Of Allah

The Battle of Mu'tah

The Liberation of Mecca

The Battle of Hunayn

The Expedition to Al-Ta'if

The 'Umrah from Al-Ji'ranah

The Hajj that Abu Bakr Led The People in When the Messengerﷺ of Allah Sent Him

The Expedition of Tabuk

The Farewell Haji