سعودی عرب کی معاصر سیرت نگاری کے مناہج و اسالیب:تجزیاتی مطالعہ

The Methods and Styles of Sirah Writing in Saudi Arabia: An Analytical Study

  • Dr. Muhammad Umair Raouf Lecturer, Department of Islamic Studies, Virtual University of Pakistan. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1729-1084
  • Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Naeem Research Associate, Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia./ Associate Professor, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Sirah writers, Sirah trends, Narrative, Historical, Jurisprudential, epistemological, Analytical

Abstract

The Sirah writers have adopted a variety of trends, styles, and techniques to describe the blessed life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Narrative, historical, geographical, jurisprudential, literary, epistemological, and analytical are some of the techniques that have been used in different Sirah books. These techniques proved to be quite effective and beneficial in comprehending the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) to achieve certain goals and objectives in practical life. Modern Arabian Sirah writers described and depicted the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) using the same techniques. In this context, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has great significance. Here, the Sirah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) has been explored from a variety of angles, and numerous doable actions have been taken to educate and train people. In this research paper, different methods and styles adopted in the Sirah books, written and compiled in Saudi Arabia since 1950, have been introduced with examples. Moreover, some lists of books that feature these Sirah writing techniques and styles have also been given.

Published
2024-06-25