Muhammad al-Sayyid al-Wakil
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Muhammad al-Sayyid al-Wakil is an Islamic scholar and historian who served as the vice dean of the College of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah.
Academic Career and Research
Al-Wakil held an administrative and academic post as vice dean of the College of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah. His research focused primarily on early Islamic history, the Prophetic biography (al-sīrah al-nabawiyyah), and the principles of Islamic propagation (daʿwah).
In Madrasat al-Daʿwah (The School of Propagation), al-Wakil examined the educational and spiritual environment established at Dar al-Arqam in Mecca, analyzing its role in preparing the earliest generation of Muslims. He also produced historical studies on early military engagements, including Mawqiʿat al-Yarmūk: Dirāsah wa-Taḥlīl (The Battle of al-Yarmuk: A Study and Analysis), which examined the strategic geography of the Yarmuk Valley and the tactical maneuvers between Muslim forces and the Byzantine army. In addition, he contributed historical articles to the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah on topics such as the foundation of the early Islamic state, the Prophetic migration, and the Battle of Badr.
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List of Works
al-Hijra al-Nabawiya: Dirasa wa-Tahlil (The Prophetic Migration: A Study and Analysis) is a scholarly treatise examining the historical events, strategic preparation, and theological lessons of the Prophet Muhammad's migration (Hijra) from Mecca to Medina. Published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah (Issue 45), the work explores the arduous nature of the journey, the continuous tradition of migration for faith, and the interplay between practical planning and divine reliance.
Mawqiat al-Yarmuk: Dirasah wa Tahlil (The Battle of al-Yarmuk: A Study and Analysis) is a historical study that provides a detailed military, narrative, and critical analysis of the Battle of al-Yarmuk. The work examines the battle's strategic topography along the Yarmuk River, command structures and tactical formations, pivotal narrative episodes, and key chronological and source-critical controversies.
Madrasat al-Dawa (The School of Propagation) is a treatise examining the foundational educational and pedagogical model established during early Islamic history to train the first generation of callers to Islam (dawa). Focusing on its origins in Mecca at Dar al-Arqam, the work explores the core characteristics of this early model, including the divine origin of its methodology, the integration of worldly and otherworldly interests, and universal equality before its laws.