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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic prophetic biography ⓘ
biographical work ⓘ
classical Arabic text ⓘ
associatedWith early Islamic historiography ⓘ
author Ibn Hisham ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Ishaq
basedOn Ibn Ishaq’s Sira ⓘ
circulationRegion Muslim world ⓘ
completionApproximateDate 9th century CE ⓘ
contains chains of transmission (isnads) ⓘ
covers Hijra (migration to Medina) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
later Sira literature ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mainSubject Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Western historians of early Islam ⓘ

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Aminah bint Wahb → sourceMention → Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira ⓘ
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah → influenced → Ibn Hisham’s recension of the sira ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
Siege of Banu Qurayza → primarySources → Ibn Hisham's recension of Ibn Ishaq ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
Expulsion of Banu Nadir from Medina → describedBySource → Ibn Hisham's recension of the Sira ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
Life of the Messenger of God → influenced → Ibn Hishām’s recension of the sīra ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
Expedition of al-Ushayra → primarySource → Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira ⓘ
subject linked to: expedition of al-Ushayra
burial of Aminah bint Wahb → isDescribedIn → Ibn Hisham’s recension of Ibn Ishaq ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira
Banu Mustaliq campaign → primarySource → Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira ⓘ
Muhammad’s journey to Taif → narratedIn → Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira ⓘ