At a glance
- Roles
- Historian · Scholar
- Era
- The Contemporary Era
Summary
Dr Akram Diya' al-Umari is the author of al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha, subtitled "an attempt to apply the hadith scholars' rules to the criticism of the sira reports". 1
His approach to history
He calls for combining the hadith scholars' criticism of chains with the findings of modern historical criticism, provided it is governed by the standards of the Islamic worldview, and considers modern Islamic historical studies still at the start of the road. 2 3 4 Among his own works he mentions an article on Musa ibn Uqba among modern studies of the pioneers of the campaign literature. 5
For young visitors
A modern scholar who wrote the Prophet ﷺ's life using the most reliable reports.
Research notes
- The book gives no biography of its author.
Connections
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Sahih al-Bukhari· Sahih Muslim· al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha (The Authentic Prophetic Biography)
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha: An Attempt to Apply the Hadith Scholars' Rules to the Criticism of the Sira Reports — Akram Diya' al-Umari (Maktabat al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam, Medina, 6th ed. 1415/1994) , p.2
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha: An Attempt to Apply the Hadith Scholars' Rules to the Criticism of the Sira Reports — Akram Diya' al-Umari (Maktabat al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam, Medina, 6th ed. 1415/1994) , p.12
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha: An Attempt to Apply the Hadith Scholars' Rules to the Criticism of the Sira Reports — Akram Diya' al-Umari (Maktabat al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam, Medina, 6th ed. 1415/1994) , p.13
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha: An Attempt to Apply the Hadith Scholars' Rules to the Criticism of the Sira Reports — Akram Diya' al-Umari (Maktabat al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam, Medina, 6th ed. 1415/1994) , p.14
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya al-Sahiha: An Attempt to Apply the Hadith Scholars' Rules to the Criticism of the Sira Reports — Akram Diya' al-Umari (Maktabat al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam, Medina, 6th ed. 1415/1994) , p.54
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