Islamic biographical literature (sira)
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Islamic biographical literature (sira) is a genre of early Muslim historical writing that narrates the life, character, and activities of the Prophet Muhammad and his contemporaries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic biographical literature (Sira) | 1 |
| Islamic biographical literature (sira) canonical | 1 |
| Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad | 1 |
| Sirah literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Islamic biographical literature (sira) Context triple: [Abdullah ibn Muhammad, mentionedIn, Islamic biographical literature (sira)]
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
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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Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Islamic biographical literature (sira) Target entity description: Islamic biographical literature (sira) is a genre of early Muslim historical writing that narrates the life, character, and activities of the Prophet Muhammad and his contemporaries.
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
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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D.
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.
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E.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic literary genre
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biographical literature ⓘ historical writing ⓘ |
| describes |
activities of Prophet Muhammad
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character of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ companions of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ early Muslim community ⓘ life of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | hadith criticism principles ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| hasNotableAuthor |
Ibn Ishaq
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surface form:
Ibn Hisham
Ibn Ishaq ⓘ Ibn Sa'd ⓘ al-Waqidi ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Maghazi of al-Waqidi
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Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Sira of Ibn Hisham
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Sira of Ibn Ishaq
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| includes |
Medinan community formation
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accounts of battles ⓘ accounts of prophetic miracles ⓘ accounts of revelation ⓘ death of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ descriptions of pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ genealogical information ⓘ migration (Hijra) narratives ⓘ treaties and letters ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic popular storytelling about Muhammad
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later prophetic biographies in Islam ⓘ medieval Christian and Jewish writings on Muhammad ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature |
combination of oral and written sources
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integration of historical and devotional elements ⓘ use of isnad chains ⓘ |
| modernStudyField |
Islamic studies
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Middle Eastern history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
didactic religious instruction
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moral exemplification ⓘ preservation of prophetic biography ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic historiography
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hadith literature ⓘ tafsir literature ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic ritual practice ⓘ chronology of Muhammad's life ⓘ context of Quranic revelations ⓘ early Islamic law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic jurists
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Muslim historians ⓘ Quran commentators ⓘ modern scholars of Islam ⓘ |
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Subject: Islamic biographical literature (sira) Description of subject: Islamic biographical literature (sira) is a genre of early Muslim historical writing that narrates the life, character, and activities of the Prophet Muhammad and his contemporaries.
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