Hadith sivan biography definition

In Islam, Al-sīra al-Nabawiyya (Prophetic biography), Sīrat Rasūl Allāh (Life of the Messenger of God), or just Al-sīra are the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Quran and trustable Hadiths, most historical information about his life and the early period of Islam is derived.

Etymology

In the Arabic language the word sīra or sīrat (سيرة) comes from the verb sāra, which means to travel or to be on a journey.

A person’s sīra is that person’s journey through life, or biography, encompassing their birth, events in their life, manners and characteristics, and their death. In modern usage it may also refer to a person’s resume.

It is sometimes written as “seera”, “sirah” or “sirat”, all meaning “life” or “journey”. In Islamic literature, the plural form, siyar, could also refer to the rules of war and dealing with non-M