The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 49
I - Early Sources of Sīrat & Islāmic History 49 excellent manner. The actual portion pertinent to Sīrat is comprised of two volumes only. 3 Tārīkhul-Khamīs fī Aḥwāli Anfusin- Nafīs Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan Dayār Bakrī (Died in 966 A. H. ) This book is comprised of two volumes and is a compendium of the information taken from many books which has been compiled in an attractive manner. 4 Sharḥu Mawāhibil- Luduniyyah ‘ Allāmah Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī bin Yūsuf Az-Zarqānī (Died in 1122 A. H. ) This work is comprised of eight comprehensive volumes, all of which are directly related to the Sīrat of the Holy Prophet sa. This is an exceptionally compre-hensive and authentic book and has been written after thorough research. In addition to narrations of Sīrat , many narrations of Aḥādīth have also been presented. In the opinion of this humble one, this comprehensive and investigative work in Sīrat is second to none. 5 Insānul-‘Uyūn fī Sīratil-Amīnil- Māmūn ‘Alī bin Burhān-ud-Dīn Al-Ḥalabī (975 A. H. – 1044 A. H. ) This work is comprised of three volumes and is commonly known as Sīratul-Ḥalbiyyah. This is a remarkably comprehensive book, but regrettably the manner in which the content has been arranged is not so alluring. 6 Mu‘jamul-Buldān Abū ‘Abdullāh Yāqūt bin ‘Abdullāh Al-Ḥamv ī (Died in 623) This book is comprised of ten volumes and contains elaborate information on geography. In addition to the above mentioned, other books in Sīrat include: Sīrat Kāzrūnī (694 A. H. ), Sīrat Mughlaṭā’ī (762 A. H. ), Sīrat Dimyāṭī (705 A. H. ), Sīrat Khallāṭī (708 A. H. ), Sīrat Ibni Abī Ṭaī (630 A. H. ), Sharaful-Muṣṭafā Nīshāpūrī (406 A. H. ), Iktifā’ (634 A. H. ), ‘Uyūnul-Athar libni Sayyidun-Nās (734 A. H. ), Nūrun- Nibrās Sharḥu ‘Uyūnil-Athar (841 A. H. ), Kashful-Lithām (855 A. H. ), Mawāhibul- Luduniyyah (923 A. H. ), Sīrat Ibni ‘Abdul-Barr (463 A. H. ), Sharaful-Muṣṭafā Ibnul- Jawzī (597 A. H. ), Tārīkh Abul-Fidā’ (732 A. H. ). Among these books, many have