Nur al-Yaqin: the Light of Certainty — Life Master Messengers

"The Master of the Messengers" - has been the sira placed in the hands of students across the Arabic-speaking world. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Afifi al-Khudari (1872-1927), scholar of al-Azhar, judge, and professor of Islamic history at the Egyptian University, wrote it to answer a need still felt today: a life of the Prophet that is complete but not overwhelming, sober but not dry, told as one connected narrative from beginning to end. This first annotated English edition carries that narrative into plain, readable English and adds everything the reader without Arabic needs. Inside this edition: - Twenty-two chapters, from the noble lineage and the birth in Mecca to the miracles and the noble traits of the Prophet- The full arc: the revelation, the years of persecution, the Hijra, Badr, Uhud, the Trench, Hudaybiyya, Khaybar, the conquest of Mecca, Tabuk, and the Farewell Pilgrimage- Editorial introductions and chapter summaries throughout- Notes, a glossary of Arabic terms, and full transliteration with diacritics- Quranic quotations set apart and credited Faithful to the tradition. The prodigies and the miracles are reported as the classical sources report them - neither rationalized away nor argued for. No event of faith, hadith, or point of belief has been invented, removed, or explained away. Who this book is for: the convert seeking a connected account of the Prophet's life; the Muslim reader who does not read Arabic; the student of sira who wants a single trustworthy volume; and any reader of serious biography. A lasting gift for Ramadan, Eid, graduations, and new Muslims.