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Ibn Hisham
سيرة ابن إسحاق بتهذيب ابن هشام: الأصل الباقي.
عبد الملك بن هشام · The Sira of Ibn Ishaq in Ibn Hisham's recension
Al-Waqidi
مغازي المدينة: سرايا وحروب وتواريخ.
Ibn Sa'd
الطبقات الكبرى: تراجم أهل القرون الأولى.
Al-Tabari
تاريخ الرسل والملوك: السيرة داخل التاريخ.
The Shama'il
صفة النبي: الترمذي وعياض يكتبان.
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Overview
A path through those who wrote the biography of the Prophet ﷺ: Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham, al-Waqidi on the campaigns, Ibn Sa'd in the Tabaqat, and al-Tabari in history.
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islam.museum contributors. “Writers of the Sira”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-seerah-scholars/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.