Sirat al-Halbiya

Sirat al-Halabiya
AuthorAli ibn Burhan al-Din al-Halabi
Original titleإنسان العيون في سيرة الأمين المأمون
LanguageArabic
SubjectSīrah
GenreIslamic biography
Media typePrint, Manuscript

Sirat al-Halabiya (Arabic: السيرة الحلبية) or the original name, Insan al-Aiyun Fi Siratil Aminil Ma'mun (Arabic: إنسان العيون في سيرة الأمين المأمون) is a classical Islamic biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, written by Ali ibn Burhan al-Din al-Halabi (also known as Nur ad-Din al-Halabi), a 16th-century CE Islamic scholar from Aleppo.

Content

Sirat al-Halabiya covers the life of Muhammad from his birth to his death, detailing his ancestry, childhood, prophethood, the revelation of the Quran, his migration (Hijrah) to Medina, his battles, his social and political roles, his teachings, and his family life. The work is known for its detailed narratives, incorporating various traditions and reports from earlier sources. It also discusses miracles attributed to Muhammad. Like other Sirah works, it aims to provide a comprehensive model for Muslim life based on the example of Muhammad.

Author

Ali bin Burhan al-Din al-Halabi al-Shafi’i (Arabic: علي بن برهان الدين الحلبي الشافعي; 975 AH/1567 AD–1044 AH/1635 AD) Abu al-Faraj Nour al-Din bin Burhan al-Din, a Muslim historian, writer, and scholar, originally from Aleppo, was born in Egypt and died there.[1][2][3] He was one of the teacher of the Salihiyya Madrasa, and his death was on Saturday, the last day of Shaban in the hijri year of 1044, and he was buried in the Mujawarin cemetery.[4]

Influence and Legacy

Sirat al-Halabiya has been widely studied and referenced throughout the Muslim world, particularly within Sunni Islamic scholarship. Its detailed accounts and comprehensive nature have made it a popular source for sermons, lectures, and scholarly writings on the life of Muhammad. It has also been translated into various languages.

See also

References

  1. ^ Q121003455 (1988), مُعجم المُفسِّرين: من صدر الإسلام وحتَّى العصر الحاضر (in Arabic) (3rd ed.), Beirut: مؤسسة نويهض الثقافية للتأليف والترجمة والنشر, p. 786, OCLC 235971276, Wikidata Q122197128{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ علي بن برهان الدين الحلبي, أبي الفرج نور الدين (2013-01-01). السيرة الحلبية 1-3 إنسان العيون في سيرة الأمين المأمون ج1 (in Arabic). دار الكتب العلمية. p. 7. ISBN 9782745133700. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ Kamil Salman Al-Jabburi (2003). معجم الأدباء من العصر الجاهلي حتى سنة 2002م (in Arabic). Vol. 4. Beirut: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah. p. 231. ISBN 978-2-7451-3694-7. OCLC 54614801. OL 21012293M. Wikidata Q111309344.
  4. ^ "الموسوعة الشاملة - خلاصة الأثر في أعيان القرن الحادي عشر". islamport.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

Further reading

  • Robinson, Chase F. (2003). Islamic Historiography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521629362.
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