The sirah as chronicle or lessons?
A writer wants to record the sirah for coming generations. Two shapes: a chronicle book following events by years, days and names as they happened, or a lessons book arranging the stands and virtues so the reader learns his own life? The decision: accuracy or example?
The positions
the chroniclers
the event as it happened, not as fancy wishes; history is a trust
The evidence
they arranged the reports by years so people knew what befell and when
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the lesson writers
the sirah is read to be lived, not memorised; lessons are the road of action
The evidence
they gathered the stands by virtue until they became a followed example
You decide
Which shape would you have written had the sirah been penned by you? Write your reason.
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