List of biographies of Muhammad
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ic prophet
Muhammad
, ranging from the earliest traditional writers to modern times. The focus is on historical and academic-quality works that refer directly to the primary sources.
Prophetic biography
The sīrat rasūl allāh or al-sīra al-nabawiyya or just al-sīra, is the Arabic term used for the various traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Qur'an and Hadith, most historical information about his life and the early period of Islam is derived.-Etymology:In the...
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Prophets of Islam
Muslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
Muhammad
Muhammad
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, ranging from the earliest traditional writers to modern times. The focus is on historical and academic-quality works that refer directly to the primary sources.
8th century
- Abaan ibn Uthman ibn Affan, the son of UthmanUthmanUthman ibn Affan was one of the companions of Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He played a major role in early Islamic history as the third Sunni Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliph....
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- [[ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr]] (d. 713). He wrote letters replying to inquiries of the UmayyadUmayyadThe Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. It was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty, whose name derives from Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. Although the Umayyad family originally came from the...
caliphs, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and al-Walid I, involving questions about certain events that happened in the time of the Prophet. Since Abd al-Malik did not appreciate the maghāzī literature, these letters were not written in story form. He is not known to have written any books on the subject. He was a grandson of Abu BakrAbu BakrAbu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
and the younger brother of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr.
- Wahb ibn MunabbihWahb ibn Munabbih'Wahb ibn Munabbih' was a Muslim traditionist of Dhimar in Yemen; died at the age of ninety, in a year variously given by Arabic authorities as 725, 728, 732, and 737 C.E....
(d. during 725 to 737). Several books were ascribed to him but none of them are now extant. Some of his works survive as quotations found in works by Ibn IshaqIbn IshaqMuḥammad ibn Isḥaq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār was an Arab Muslim historian and hagiographer...
, Ibn HishamIbn HishamAbu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham , or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari. Ibn Hisham grew up in Basra, Iraq, but moved afterwards to Egypt, where he gained a name...
, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, and Abū Nuʿaym al-Iṣfahānī.
- Ibn Shihāb al-ZuhrīIbn Shihab al-ZuhriFor the geographer from Al-Andalus see Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr al-ZuhriMuhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubaydullah ibn Shihab al-Zuhri , usually called simply Ibn Shihab or al-Zuhri...
(d. c. 737), a central figure in sīra literature, who collected both ahadith and akhbār. His akhbār also contain chains of transmissions, or isnad. He was sponsored by the UmayyadUmayyadThe Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. It was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty, whose name derives from Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. Although the Umayyad family originally came from the...
court and asked to write two books, one on genealogyGenealogyGenealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
and another on maghāzī. The first was canceled and the one about maghāzī is either not extant or has never been written.
- Musa ibn ʿUqba, a student of al-ZuhrīIbn Shihab al-ZuhriFor the geographer from Al-Andalus see Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr al-ZuhriMuhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubaydullah ibn Shihab al-Zuhri , usually called simply Ibn Shihab or al-Zuhri...
, and wrote Kitāb al-Maghāzī, a notebook used to teach his students; now lost. Some of his traditions have been preserved, although their attribution to him is disputed.
- Muhammad ibn Ishaq (d. 767 or 761), another student of al-ZuhrīIbn Shihab al-ZuhriFor the geographer from Al-Andalus see Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr al-ZuhriMuhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubaydullah ibn Shihab al-Zuhri , usually called simply Ibn Shihab or al-Zuhri...
, who collected oral traditions that formed the basis of an important extant biography of the Prophet. His work survived through that of his editors, most notably Ibn HishamIbn HishamAbu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham , or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari. Ibn Hisham grew up in Basra, Iraq, but moved afterwards to Egypt, where he gained a name...
and Ibn Jarir al-Tabari.
Others (710 AD- 921 AD)
- Zubayr ibn al-Awam, the husband of Asma bint Abi BakrAsma bint Abi BakrAsmā' bint Abu Bakr was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.-Family:She was Abu Bakr's daughter. Her mother was Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza. Her half-sister was Aisha and half-brother was Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr.-Early Life: ? – 610:...
. - Abaan ibn Uthman ibn Affan, the son of UthmanUthmanUthman ibn Affan was one of the companions of Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He played a major role in early Islamic history as the third Sunni Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliph....
wrote a small booklet. - Al-Sha'bi.
- Hammam ibn MunabbihHammam ibn MunabbihHammam ibn Munabbih was an Islamic scholar, from among the Tabi‘in and one of the narrators of hadith.-Works:*Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih was one of the 9 students of Abu Hurairah. Abu Hurairah used to narrate the hadith he heard from the Prophet to his 9 students. Out of all 9 students, only...
, a student of Abu Hurayrah - Asim Ibn Umar Ibn Qatada Al-Ansari
- Ma'mar Ibn Rashid Al-Azdi, pupil of Al-Zuhri
- Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Ausi, pupil of Al-Zuhri
- Muhammad ibn Salih ibn Dinar Al-Tammar was a pupil of Al-Zuhri and mentor of Al-WaqidiAl-WaqidiAbu `Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ‘Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami , commonly referred to as al-Waqidi , was an early Muslim historian.He was born and educated in Medina...
. - Hashim Ibn Urwah ibn Zubayr, son of Urwah ibn Zubayr, generally quoted traditions from his father but was also a pupil of Al-ZuhriAl-ZuhriFor the hadith scholar Al-Zuhri see Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri.Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr al-Zuhri of Granada was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, Kitab al-Jaghrafiyya . Al-Zuhri was able to use the writings of the geographers of the reign of Caliph Al-Ma'mun of Baghdad For the hadith...
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- Ya'qub bin Utba Ibn Mughira Ibn Al-Akhnas Ibn Shuraiq Al-Thaqafi
- Abu Ma'shar Najih Al-Madani.
- Al-Makhzumi.
- Ali ibn mujahid Al razi Al kindi.
- Al-Bakka was a disciple of Ibn IshaqIbn IshaqMuḥammad ibn Isḥaq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār was an Arab Muslim historian and hagiographer...
and teacher of Ibn HishamIbn HishamAbu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham , or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari. Ibn Hisham grew up in Basra, Iraq, but moved afterwards to Egypt, where he gained a name...
and thus forms a very important link in Sira between two great scholars. - Abdul Malik Ibn HishamIbn HishamAbu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham , or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari. Ibn Hisham grew up in Basra, Iraq, but moved afterwards to Egypt, where he gained a name...
, his work incorporated the text of Ibn IshaqIbn IshaqMuḥammad ibn Isḥaq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār was an Arab Muslim historian and hagiographer...
; he was a pupil of Al-Bakka. - Salama ibn Al-Fadl Al-Abrash Al-Ansari, pupil of Ibn Ishaq.
- Al-WaqidiAl-WaqidiAbu `Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ‘Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami , commonly referred to as al-Waqidi , was an early Muslim historian.He was born and educated in Medina...
, whose only surviving work is "Kitab alTarikh wa al-Maghazi" (Book of History and Campaigns) - Abu Isa Muhammad Al-TirmidhiAl-TirmidhiTirmidhī , also transliterated as Tirmizi, full name Abū ‛Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá ibn Sawrah ibn Mūsá ibn al Ḍaḥḥāk al-Sulamī al-Sulamī al-Tirmidhī Tirmidhī , also transliterated as Tirmizi, full name Abū ‛Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá ibn Sawrah ibn Mūsá ibn al Ḍaḥḥāk al-Sulamī al-Sulamī al-Tirmidhī...
wrote compilations of Shamaail (Characteristics of MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
) - Ibn Sa'd wrote the 8-volume work called Tabaqat or The Book of the Major Classes; he was also a pupil of Al-WaqidiAl-WaqidiAbu `Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ‘Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami , commonly referred to as al-Waqidi , was an early Muslim historian.He was born and educated in Medina...
. - Imam Al-Bayhaqee ,wrote Dalial An-Nabuwwah (Argument for Prophet hood).
- Muhammad ibn Jarir al-TabariMuhammad ibn Jarir al-TabariAbu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari was a prominent and influential Sunni scholar and exegete of the Qur'an from Persia...
wrote the well-known work History of the Prophets and Kings, whose earlier books include the life of Muhammad, which cite of Ibn IshaqIbn IshaqMuḥammad ibn Isḥaq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār was an Arab Muslim historian and hagiographer...
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Later writers and biographies (1100 AD- 1517 AD)
- Abdul Rahman Al-Suhaili, wrote a commentary on Ibn IshaqIbn IshaqMuḥammad ibn Isḥaq ibn Yasār ibn Khiyār was an Arab Muslim historian and hagiographer...
's work called Raud al-UnufRaud al-UnufRaud al-Unuf is a book by the Islamic scholar Al-Suhayli.. It is a commentary on Ibn Hisham's As-Siratu Nabawiyyah....
. - Al-Hafiz Abdul Mu'min Al-Dimyati, wrote the book "al-Mukhtasar fi Sirati Sayyid Khair al-Bashar" but is commonly referred to as Sira of Al-Dimyati.
- Ala'al-Din Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Khilati Hanafi,wrote Sirat of Al-Khilati.
- Sheikh Zahir al-Din ibn Muhammad Gazaruni.
- Abu-al-Faraj ibn Al-Jawzi,wrote A Great Collection of Fabricated TraditionsA Great Collection of Fabricated TraditionsA Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions, , is a collection of fabricated hadith collected by Abul-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi for criticism.-Description:...
a critique of Musnad Ahmad ibn HanbalMusnad Ahmad ibn HanbalMusnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a collection of Hadith collected by the famous Sunni scholar Ibn Hanbal to whom the Hanbali madhab of Sunnis is attributed.-Description:...
. But his book on Sira is called Sharaf Al-Mustafa (actual full Title of book(s):Uyun al-hikayat fi Sirat Sayyid al-Bariyya). - Ibn KathirIbn KathirIsmail ibn Kathir was a Muslim muhaddith, Faqih, historian, and commentator.-Biography:His full name was Abu Al-Fida, 'Imad Ad-Din, Isma'il bin 'Umar bin Kathir, Al-Qurashi, Al-Busrawi...
, wrote Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Kathir)Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Kathir)Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya is a book by Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir .It is not to be confused with the book of Ibn Hisham named Sirah Rasul Allah....
. - Abu Rabi Sulaiman ibn Musa Al-Kala'i compiled a book titled "Iktifa fi Maghazi al-Mustafa wal-Khulafa al-Thalatha".
- Ibn Abd al-Barr.
- Ibn Sayyid Al-Nas, wrote Uyun al-Athar.
- Qadi IyadAyyad ben MoussaQadi Ayyad ibn Musa or Abu al-Fadl Ayyad ibn Amr ibn Musa ibn Ayyad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn Musa ibn Ayyad al-Yahsubi al-Sabti born in Ceuta , then belonging to the Almoravid Empire, was the great imam of that city and, later, a high judge in...
, wrote Ash-Shifa – Muhammad The Messenger of Allah - Zain al-Din Iraqi was a teacher of Ibn HajarIbn HajarThere were several Muslim scholars named "Ibn Hajar"*Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani – Shafi'i and Hadith scholar*Ibn Hajar al-Makki al-Haitami - Shafi'i*Ibn Hajar Abi Bakr...
and he wrote Sira Manzuma. - Al-QastallaniAl-QastallaniAl-Qastallani was a Sunni Islamic scholar.-Name:His full name was Imam Shihab al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, al-Qastallani al-Qutaybi al-Shafi'i, also shortened as Qutb al-din al-Qastallani.-Works:...
, his book on Sira is Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya.
Modern biographies (1800 AD – Present)
- Al-ZurqaniMuhammad al-ZurqaniMuhammad al-Zurqani was an Sunni Maliki Islamic scholar.-Name:His full name was Imam Abu-Abd-Allah "Ibn Fujlah" Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Bāqī al-Azhari al-Zurqānī al-Maliki.-Biography:...
,wrote a commentary on the Al-Mawahib al-Ladunniya by Qastallani and it was called Al-Zurqani 'ala al-Mawahib. - Qazi Halb Burhan-ud-din,wrote Sirat al-HalbiyaSirat al-HalbiyaSirat al-Halbiya is a book about the history of Islam in six volumes by Islamic scholar Qazi Halb Burhan-ud-din ....
. - Shibli NomaniShibli NomaniAllamah Shibli Nomani was a respected scholar of Islam from Indian subcontinent during British Raj. He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh. He is known for the founding the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin in Azamgarh...
, wrote his famous 5 volume book Sirat-un-NabiSirat-un-NabiSirat-un-Nabi is arguably one of the greatest and most authentic Sirah Rasul Allah of the Prophet Muhammad, written in Urdu by Shibli Nomani and his student, Syed Sulaiman Nadvi in 6 volumes....
in UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
with the help of his disciple Syed Sulaiman NadviSyed Sulaiman NadviAllama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
.The book was translated in English by M. Tayyib Bakhsh Budayuni:ISBN 978-81-7151-282-9. - Muhammad Husayn HaykalMuhammad Husayn HaykalMuhammad Hussein Haekal was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician and Minister of Education in Egypt.- Life :...
,wrote The Life of Muhammad in Arabic, 1933; with English translation by Isma'il Raji A. al-FaruqiIsmail al-FaruqiIsma'il Raji al-Faruqi was a Palestinian-American philosopher, widely recognised by his peers as an authority on Islam and comparative religion. He spent several years at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, then taught at several universities in North America, including McGill University in Montreal...
. - Syed Sulaiman NadviSyed Sulaiman NadviAllama Sayyed Sulaiman Nadvi was an eminent Indian and Pakistani historian, biographer, littérateur and scholar of Islam...
, wrote Muhammad The Ideal Prophet and Muhammad The Prophet Of Peace translated by Rauf Luther. - N Tawheedi ,wrote A Glance At The Life Of The Holy Prophet Of Islam .
- Mohammad Amin ,wrote A Spark From The Dynamo Of Prophethood .
- Mohammed Marmaduke PickthallMarmaduke PickthallMarmaduke Pickthall was a Western Islamic scholar, noted as an English translator of the Qur'an into English. A convert from Christianity, Pickthall was a novelist, esteemed by D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and E. M. Forster, as well as a journalist, headmaster, and political and religious leader...
, wrote Al-Amin A Life-Sketch Of The Prophet Muhammad - Syed M. Nadvi,wrote An Easy History Of The Prophet Of Islam.
- Khwaja Shamsuddin AzeemiKhwaja Shamsuddin AzeemiKhwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is a Pakistani Sufi Sheikh, the patriarch of the Azeemia, Editor-in-Chief of the Roohani Digest and a scholar in the field of spiritualism....
, wrote Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah in 4 volumes. - Abdul Hameed Siddiqui,wrote Life Of Muhammad .
- Dr Muhammad Shamsul Haque, wrote Life Of Prophet Muhammad The Final Messenger
- Afzalur Rahman wrote 3 books namely, Muhammad As A Military Leader ; Muhammad Encyclopedia Of Seerah and Muhammad Blessing For Mankind.
- Zahir Ahmed Muhammad,wrote the Glimpses Of The Prophet's Life & Times.
- Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din a.k.a Martin LingsMartin LingsMartin Lings was an English Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of Frithjof Schuon, and Shakespearean scholar...
, wrote Muhammad : His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (1983), Islamic Texts Society, ISBN 978-0-04-297042-4 - Osman Kartal , wrote The Prophet's Scribe(2009), Athena Press, ISBN 978-1-84748-629-5
- Ali Musa Raza ,wrote Muhammad In The Qur'an.
- Seyyed Hossein NasrSeyyed Hossein NasrSeyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, and a prominent Islamic philosopher...
, wrote Muhammad Man Of Allah. - Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, wrote Muhammad Rasulullah .
- Muhammad Iqbal,wrote Muhammad The Beloved Prophet.
- Naeem Siddiqui,wrote Muhammad The Benefactor Of Humanity.
- Dr M.H. Durrani,wrote two books namely Muhammad The Biblical Prophet and The Holy Prophet Muhammad.
- Dr Majid Ali Khan,wrote Muhammad The Final Messenger.
- Ahmed DeedatAhmed DeedatAhmed Hussein Deedat was a Muslim writer and public speaker of Indian South African descent. He was best known for his numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as pioneering video lectures, most of which centered around Islam, Christianity and the Bible...
,wrote Muhammad the Greatest and Muhammad the Natural Successor to Christ. - Jamal BadawiJamal BadawiJamal A. Badawi is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian former professor in the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a well-known author, preacher and speaker on Islam....
, wrote Muhammad A Blessing For Mankind,a Short Biography and Commentary. - Mustafa Ahmad al-Zarqa,wrote Muhammad The Perfect Model For Humanity.
- Maulana Wahiduddin Khan,wrote Muhammad The Prophet Of Revolution.
- Syed Iqbal Zaheer,wrote Muhammad The Unlettered Prophet Who Changed The World.
- Abdur Rahman Lutz,wrote Muhammad Upon Whom Be Peace.
- Syed Athar Husain ,wrote Prophet Muhammad & His Mission.
- Fethullah Gulen,wrote Prophet Muhammad As Commander and Prophet Muhammad The Infinite Light.
- Kais al-Kalby ,wrote Prophet Muhammad The Last Messenger In The Bible.
- Mufti Shafi,wrote Seerat Khaatmul-Ambiyaa – Life Of Rasulullah translated by Abbas Zuber Ali.
- Dr Mohamed Abdulla Pasha,wrote Sixth Century & Beyond – The Prophet & His Times.
- Zakaria Bashier,wrote Sunshine At Madinah: Studies In Life Of Prophet and The Makkan Crucible.
- Dr Ata Mohy-ud-din ,wrote The Arabian Prophet.
- Fakir Syed Waheeduddin,wrote The Benefactor & The Rightly-Guided.
- Mustafa as-Sibaa'ie,wrote The Life of Prophet Muhammad – Highlights and Lessons.
- Muhammad Bashiruddin Mahmood ,wrote The First & The Last – Muhammad.
- Abdul Majeed,wrote The Last Prophet & His Message
- Mohammad Yusuf,wrote The Last Prophet Of Islam .
- Muhammad Abdul Rauf ,wrote The Life & Teaching Of The Prophet Muhammad.
- Syed Ameer Ali ,wrote The Life & Teachings Of Mohammad .
- Tahia Al-Ismail,wrote The Life Of Muhammad – Based On Earliest Sources.
- Sarwar Saulat ,wrote The Life Of The Prophet.
- Abdal Rahman Azzam,wrote The Life Of The Prophet Muhammad.
- Muhammad Al-Kidari,wrote The Light Of Certitude.
- Muhammad HamidullahMuhammad HamidullahMuhammad Hamidullah or Muhammad Hameedullah, D. Phil., D. Litt., HI., was a Hyderabadi from Hyderabad State , Muhaddith, Faqih, scholar of Islam and International Law, and foremost a prolific academic author Muhammad Hamidullah or Muhammad Hameedullah, D. Phil., D. Litt., HI., (Urdu: محمد...
,wrote 4 books on Sira Muhammad Rasulullah: A concise survey of the life and work of the founder of Islam ; The prophet of Islam: Prophet of migration ; The Prophet's establishing a state and his succession ; Battlefields of the Prophet Muhammad. - Ayatullah Jafar Subhani,wrote The Message – The Holy Prophet Of Allah.
- Khalifa Abdul Hakim ,wrote The Prophet & His Message.
- Syed Abdul Wahab ,wrote The Shadowless Prophet Of Islam.
- Muhammad Abdul Hai,wrote Uswai Rasool-e-Akram (Life & Teachings Of Prophet).
- Safdar Hosain,wrote Who Was Muhammad?.
- K.L. Gauba, wrote The Prophet of the Desert. (1962)
- Allama Syed Saadat Ali Qadri, wrote Jaan-e-Aalam – Soul of the worlds. (2006)
- Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri,wrote Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar).
- `Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabee,wrote The Noble Life of the Prophet.
- Mahdi Rizqullah Ahmad,wrote The Prophet of Islam in the Light of the Original Sources: An Analytical Study.
- Muhammad Mohar Ali,wrote Sirat al-Nabi and the Orientalists – with special reference to the writings of William Muir, D.S. Margoliouth and W. Montgomery Watt.
- Khalid MasudKhalid MasudAllama Khalid Masud was a Muslim scholar of Pakistan. He spent the major part of his life with Moulana Amin Ahsan Islahi. He conveyed ideas and thoughts of his teacher and Imam Farhi to general public...
, wrote Hayat e Rasul e Ummi in Urdu (translated as: The Unlettered Prophet by Saadia Malik) - Maulana Wahiduddin KhanMaulana wahiduddin khanMaulana Wahiduddin Khan is a noted Islamic scholar and peace activist. He has received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award, under the patronage of the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour; the National Citizen’s...
wrote Prophet of Revolution
- Karen ArmstrongKaren ArmstrongKaren Armstrong FRSL , is a British author and commentator who is the author of twelve books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic nun, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical faith...
,wrote Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet (1991), and Muhammad: A Prophet for Our TimeMuhammad: A Prophet for Our TimeMuhammad: A Prophet For Our Time is a 2006 non-fiction book by the British writer Karen Armstrong. It is part of the "Eminent Lives" series, which are short biographies of famous people by well-known writers. It is Armstrong's second biography of Muhammad. Her first biography Muhammad: a Biography...
(2006).