Title: Muhammad ﷺ Messenger to Mankind - Hardcover
Author: Shaykh Nūr al-Dīn ʿItr / Translated and Annotated by Usman Ali
ISBN: 978-0993475696
Publisher: Heritage Press (UK)
The work is a translation of the classical Arabic text al Nafaḥāt al-ʿiṭriyyah fī sīrah khayr al-bariyyah ﷺ, a celebrated primer on the prophetic biography.
The immense significance of knowing the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is observed in the Declaration of Faith, for one cannot enter Islam without attesting that, 'Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah. And one cannot truly attest to that without knowing who Muhammad ﷺ was.
Nor can one accurately comprehend the Qur'an, for his life was the context of Revelation and one cannot claim to sincerely love him ﷺ without knowing his life and description, just as one cannot love one who he does now know.
The present work is a translation of the celebrated Arabic text Al-Nafahat al-Ithiriyah min Sirat al-Khayr al-Bariyyah (Fragrant Breezes from the Life of Muhammad ﷺ the Greatest of Creation), authored by the foremost Hadith authority of Greater Syria Shaykh Nur al-Din al-'Itr.
• A concise biography of the Prophet ﷺ
• A succinct and vivid description of his physical appearance
• His ﷺ Character traits
• His ﷺ Merits
The author gives counsel drawn from aspects of the Prophet's ﷺ life and character.
A wonderfully concise biography (Sīrah), and description of his person (Shamā’il). It details the biography of the Prophet ﷺ vividly in the most succinct of ways. The book also contains a description of his physical appearance, character traits, merits and counsel drawn from aspects of his life and character along with a short synopsis of his ever-lasting message. The work is a translation of the classical Arabic text al Nafaḥāt al-ʿiṭriyyah fī sīrah khayr al-bariyyah ﷺ, a celebrated primer on the prophetic biography, authored by the foremost Hadith authority of Greater Syria (Muḥaddith al-Shām) Shaykh Nūr al-Dīn ʿItr-may Allah preserve him. Whilst there are a number of biographies of the Prophet ﷺ available today in English, many are quite lengthy and often prove daunting to one beginning to learn about him ﷺ. The present work is amongst the most concise of all works available today on the subject. Its brevity, simplification of concepts and avoidance of jargon aims to acquaint people of all backgrounds and levels of study, with the Messenger ﷺ. Whilst copious footnotes can be found throughout the book aimed at those new to the faith or interested in Islam, with insightful references to the Old and New Testament