🌙Prophetic Biography & Character

The great summary of the biography of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace

المختصر الكبير في سيرة الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم

Author: عبد العزيز بن محمد بن إبراهيم، ابن جماعة الكناني، الحموي الأصل، الدمشقيّ المولد، ثم المصري، عز الدين (المتوفى: 767هـ) (d. 767)

About this work

هذا كتاب "المختصر الكبير في سيرة الرسول" للمؤلف عز الدين ابن جماعة، ويقع ضمن تصنيف السيرة والشمائل. يحتوي الكتاب على فهرس محتويات يغطي مختلف جوانب حياة الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، من نسبه وأسمائه إلى سيرته وأخلاقه ومعجزاته. يبدأ الكتاب بتعريف الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم وبيان نسبه وأسمائه، ثم ينتقل إلى وصف مولده وأمه وأبيه، ثم يروي حكاية مبعثه صلى الله عليه وسلم وذكر الهجرتين إلى الحبشة، ثم ينتقل إلى ذكر غزواته صلى الله عليه وسلم في المدينة وذكر صفته وأخلاقه ومعجزاته. يعتمد المؤلف على مصادر متعددة في كتابته، بما في ذلك كتب السيرة والمغازي، ويتعمد إلى اقتصار نفسه على ما هو متفق عليه من التصحيف وتأريخ المغازي.

Translation

This is the book “The Great Summary of the Prophet’s Biography” by the author Izz al-Din Ibn Jama’ah, and it falls within the classification of biography and virtues. The book contains a table of contents covering various aspects of the life of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, from his lineage and names to his biography, morals, and miracles. The book begins by defining the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, and explaining his lineage and names. Then he moves on to describing his birth, his mother, and his father. Then he tells the story of his sending, may God bless him and grant him peace, and mentions his two migrations to Abyssinia. Then he moves on to mentioning his conquests, may God bless him and grant him peace, in Medina and mentioning his character, morals, and miracles. The author relies on multiple sources in his writing, including biographical and historical books, and deliberately limits himself to what is agreed upon regarding the manuscripts and history of the battles.

Topics covered

The great summary of the biography of the Prophet
We seek help from Him
The lineage of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his names
The mother of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
The birth of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
Whoever breastfed him and hugged him, may God bless him and grant him peace
The death of Amna, the mother of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
The mission of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned the two migrations to Abyssinia
The Quraysh confined the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to the people
Isra and Mi'raj
The beginning of the Ansar's Islam
He mentioned his conquests, may God bless him and grant him peace, during this period and some incidents
He mentioned his description, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his morals, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his miracles, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his children, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his uncles and aunts, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his wives, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned Sarriya, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his servants, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his master, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his book, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his muezzin, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his princes, may God bless him and grant him peace

المستشرقون والسيرة النبوية