al-Ayyam al-Nadra fi al-Sira al-Atira
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al-Ayyam al-Nadra fi al-Sira al-Atira (The Verdant Days in the Fragrant Prophetic Biography) is a work on the life of the Prophet Muhammad by the Saudi preacher Salih al-Maghamisi . The text originated as an explanatory commentary on al-Durra al-Mudiyya fi al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (The Radiant Pearl in the Prophetic Biography), an abridged biographical manual compiled by the sixth-century AH Hanbali scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi .
Purpose and Method
The work aims to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the prophetic biography, highlighting spiritual lessons, divine selection, and moral exemplarity . Because al-Maqdisi's original base text is an abridgment, al-Maghamisi's method focuses on elaborating points requiring clarification and theological or historical context rather than lingering over universally familiar narratives .
Content and Structure
The book traces the life and attributes of the Prophet Muhammad across several structured sections:
- Lineage, Birth, and Early Life: Covers the nobility of the Prophet's lineage on both his paternal and maternal sides, his birth, wet nurses, names, upbringing, journeys to Syria, and marriage to Khadija . It details his paternal ancestry through Banu Hashim back to Adnan and Ismail, as well as his maternal lineage through Amina bint Wahb of Banu Zuhra, noting where both lines converge at Kilab ibn Murra . It also explains the historical solidarity of Banu al-Muttalib with Banu Hashim during the boycott of Shi'b Abi Talib .
- Worship, Expeditions, and Diplomacy: Discusses the Prophet's major and minor pilgrimages (Hajj and Umrah), his military expeditions (Ghazawat) and dispatched detachments, his scribes, and his diplomatic letters sent with designated companions to contemporary rulers such as the Negus of Abyssinia .
- Retinue, Possessions, and Character: Enumerates those who served him—such as Abdullah ibn Mas'ud—as well as his freedmen (mawali), horses, weapons, and his physical and moral traits .
- Miracles and Successors: Outlines the evidentiary miracles granted to the Prophet, identifying the Quran as the greatest enduring miracle, and concludes with biographical notices on his successors, the Rightly Guided Caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali), alongside the rest of the ten promised Paradise .
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