Sunnah and Seerah Nabawi

In brief: Specialise in the Sunnah and Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad: biography, maghazi, shama'il, the Sunnah as a source of law and ethics, at the Islamic Institute of Advanced Research.

Research the life, character and practice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the ways the Sunnah has shaped Muslim law, ethics and culture.

Sample research areas

• Critical study of early Seerah sources
• Shama’il: the Prophet’s character and appearance
• The Prophet as educator, leader and statesman
• Sunnah and contemporary challenges
• Celebrating the Prophet’s birth: history and jurisprudence

Key sources and texts

• Early biographies (Ibn Ishaq / Ibn Hisham, al-Waqidi, Ibn Sa’d)
• Shama’il al-Tirmidhi
• Modern Seerah scholarship in Arabic, Urdu and English

Where graduates serve

• Teaching and lecturing
• Community and youth work
• Writing and research

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