One of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Muḥammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first time The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muḥammad to survive into the modern era.
A bilingual Arabic-English edition..
The Expeditions represents an important testimony to the earliest Muslims\' memory of the lives of Muḥammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight into the historical Biography of both the Prophet and the rise of the Islamic empire.
This new translation, which renders the original into readable, modern English for the first time, is accompanied by numerous annotations elucidating the cultural, religious, and historical contexts of the events and individuals described within its pages.
Edited from a sole surviving manuscript, the Arabic text offers numerous improved readings over those of previous editions, including detailed notes on the text\'s transmission and variants as found in later works.
This fascinating foundational seminal work contains stories handed down by Maʿmar to his most prominent pupil, ʿ
Abd al-Razzāq of Sanaa, relating Muḥammad\'s Early life and prophetic career as well as the adventures and tribulations of his earliest followers during their conquest of the Near East.
Its primary author, Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (96-153/714-770), was a prominent scholar from Basra in southern Iraq who was revered for his learning in prophetic traditions, Islamic law, and the interpretation of the Qurʾan.
One of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Muḥammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first time The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muḥammad to survive into the modern era
