Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
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Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira is a refined and edited version of Ibn Ishaq’s early biography of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as one of the most important and widely used classical sources on his life.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Hisham's recension of Ibn Ishaq | 1 |
| Ibn Hisham's recension of the Sira | 1 |
| Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira canonical | 1 |
| Ibn Hisham’s recension of the sira | 1 |
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Target entity: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira Context triple: [Aminah bint Wahb, sourceMention, Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira]
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Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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B.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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Hadith literature
Hadith literature is the body of traditional Islamic texts that record the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a primary source for Islamic law, theology, and ethics.
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Baburnama
Baburnama is the autobiographical memoir of the Mughal emperor Babur, renowned as one of the earliest and most vivid works of prose in Chagatai Turkish and a key historical source on Central and South Asia in the early 16th century.
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E.
Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History is a concise, accessible overview of the history and development of Islam written by religious historian Karen Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira Target entity description: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira is a refined and edited version of Ibn Ishaq’s early biography of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as one of the most important and widely used classical sources on his life.
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A.
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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B.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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C.
Hadith literature
Hadith literature is the body of traditional Islamic texts that record the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a primary source for Islamic law, theology, and ethics.
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D.
Baburnama
Baburnama is the autobiographical memoir of the Mughal emperor Babur, renowned as one of the earliest and most vivid works of prose in Chagatai Turkish and a key historical source on Central and South Asia in the early 16th century.
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E.
Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History is a concise, accessible overview of the history and development of Islam written by religious historian Karen Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic prophetic biography
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biographical work ⓘ classical Arabic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| author |
Ibn Ishaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Hisham
|
| basedOn |
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
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surface form:
Ibn Ishaq’s Sira
|
| circulationRegion | Muslim world ⓘ |
| completionApproximateDate | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| contains | chains of transmission (isnads) ⓘ |
| covers |
Hijra (migration to Medina)
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Meccan period of Muhammad’s life ⓘ Medinan period of Muhammad’s life ⓘ early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ military campaigns of Muhammad ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| editorialRoleOfAuthor |
abridged Ibn Ishaq’s material
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added explanatory comments ⓘ removed reports considered weak or objectionable ⓘ reorganized Ibn Ishaq’s narrative ⓘ |
| focusesOn | life of Muhammad ⓘ |
| genre | Sira (prophetic biography) ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical Arabic editions ⓘ |
| hasTranslations |
English translations
ⓘ
other European language translations ⓘ |
| importance |
key source for modern academic studies of Muhammad
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major classical source for the life of Muhammad ⓘ widely used in Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of miracles attributed to Muhammad
ⓘ
accounts of revelation ⓘ genealogies of Muhammad ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic historical chronicles
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later Sira literature ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| preservationStatus | survives in full ⓘ |
| relationToIbnIshaq | earliest extensive witness to Ibn Ishaq’s Sira ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | extent of Ibn Hisham’s alterations to Ibn Ishaq ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse | source for reconstructing Ibn Ishaq’s lost original ⓘ |
| structure | narrative chronological account ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| transmission | preserves much of Ibn Ishaq’s original Sira ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim scholars
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Western historians of early Islam ⓘ |
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