The Life of The Prophet Muhammad English Ibn Kathir

The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya), compiled by the eminent 14th-century scholar Ibn Kathir, is a meticulous, multi-volume biographical work. This comprehensive English translation by Professor Trevor Le Gassick provides a chronological and detailed examination of the Prophet Muhammad’s background, life, and mission. Drawing exclusively from early and reliable Arabic sources, Ibn Kathir rigorously evaluates the trustworthiness of the narrations, citing different lines of transmission and providing scholarly assessments. This work stands as a foundational text of Islamic scholarship, offering the fullest available account of the historical circumstances and personalities crucial to the founding of Islam.