Sirah Nabawiyah

Important Stories in the Life of Prophet Muhammad SAW in Sirah Nabawiyah

The Prophet Muhammad was a great figure in human history, an exemplary and inspirational figure not only for Muslims but also for other people. His religious, honest, unpretentious, friendly, intelligent, humanist, and visionary character made him recognized, admired, praised, and even his teachings were followed by so many people in various parts of the world to this day. Various historical records have recorded and perpetuated themselves so that they can be known and studied by every generation across the ages, from various sides and disciplines.

This book is an important historical history regarding the biography and life journey of the Prophet Muhammad. Written by the great scholar of the 5th century AH, Ibn Hazm, this book presents important stories, moments, and notes in the Prophet's life from birth to death. The language is simple, concise, and straightforward but full of content. Compiled from various authoritative reference sources, namely previous historical books and saheeh narrations of hadith scholars, equipped with illustrated pictures and maps, this book is the main reference for the life history of the Prophet and early Islam, which cannot be ignored.

Biography of the Author Sirah Nabawiyah

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi. Complete, Ali bin Ahmad bin Sa'id bin Hazm. Born in Cordoba (Qurthub), Andalusia, 384 AH (994 AD). He was known for his strong memorization, as well as his smart and sharp mind. He is also known to be sincere in his work, kind and compassionate. Since childhood, he studied hadith from his teachers, Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Jasur (d. 401) and al-Hamdani. As an adult, he was raised and educated by Abu al-Husain al-Fasi, a man who was known to be pious and ascetic. Scientifically, he is an expert in the field of interpretation of the Koran, hadith, rijal (hadith narrators), fiqh and fiqh ushul, philosophy, literature, and history.

Ibn Hazm was very productive in writing books and essays (short treatises). According to the confession of his son, Abu Rafi 'al-Fadli bin Ali, throughout his life Ibn Hazm had written approximately 400 book titles covering approximately 80,000 pages. These books concern various disciplines. However, not all of his books could be found because many were burned and destroyed by people who did not agree with Ibn Hazm's thoughts.

Some of Ibn Hazm's important and famous works include: al-Fishal fî al-milal wa al-ahwâ 'wa an-nihal, al-muhallâ (11 juz), Jamharah al-ansâb, an-nâsikh wa almansûkh, hajjah al-wadâ ', at-Taqrîb li hadd al-mantiq wa al-madkhal ilaih, mulkhis ibthâl al-Qiyâs, Fadhâ'il alandalus, Ummahât al-Khulafâ', rasâ'il ibn hazm, al-ihkâm li Ushûl al-ahkâm, al- mufâdhalah baina ash-shahâbah, mudâwah an-nufûs, Thauq al-hamâmah, and Jawâmi 'as-sîrah an-nabawiyah (a translated edition in Indonesian published by Pustaka Alvabet under the title Intisari Sirah Nabawiyah).

Ibn Hazm died in Manta Lisham on the 28th of Sha'ban 456 H to coincide with the 15th of August 1064 AD. The death of Ibn Hazm was enough to make people feel lost and touched. In fact, the Caliph Manshur al-Muwahidi, the third caliph of the Bani Muwahid, was pensive at seeing Ibn Hazm's departure, saying, "We are all Ibn Hazm's family."

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"Ibn Hazm is known as a smart man, strong memorizer, and has a vast knowledge base."