IMPORTANCE OF SEERAH

➢In the Arabic language the term ‘Seerah’

comes from the basic root verb “Saara,
Yaseeru” which means: “to travel or to be on a
journey.”
➢The biography of a person is called seerah,
because when we study and read his
biography, we actually are travelling or
talking about his journey through life.
Similarly, when we study the blessed life and
the times of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),
we are travelling in his journey and it is as if
we are basically following his footsteps.
➢The Arabs used this term for the biography of
any individual of their society, but after the
beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the
Muslim prominent scholars and historians
have used it exclusively for the beloved
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Because of this,
WHY STUDYING SEERAH?
 After the Qur’an, Seerah is the most important source
of learning because it contains details of the life of the
person to whom the Qur’an was revealed. One cannot
truly comprehend the Qur’an without studying the
life of the person to whom it was revealed.
 It is an obligation:
 Almighty Allah has instructed us to know our beloved
Prophet and Messenger Muhammad (PBUH). He
says:
 “There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of
Allah an excellent role model for anyone whose hope is
in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah
often.” (Al-Ahzab 33:21).
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❖ Seerah is not only limited to biography, the scholars
have commented that the life of Muhammad (
PBUH)is the history of Islam.
❖ The Seerah is divided into three parts:
❖ Forty years before Prophet hood
❖ Makkan period after Prophet hood
❖ Madani period
❖ Allah commands us to follow the example of the
Prophet (PBUH)
‘Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an
excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and
the latter day and remembers Allah much’ Surat Al-
Ahzab (33: 21)
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❖ Mohammed (PBUH) was a perfect model as a
human being in each and every aspect of his life.
❖ He was a political leader, military leader

❖ an imam, a father, and a husband.

❖ And there is no example better than his to be

successful in any of these positions. His
personality and character are like that of no
other person and the best example for us to
follow.
A MEAN TO UNDERSTAND THE QURAN

➢ Without the complete knowledge of the Seerah we

could not understand the Book of Allah.
➢ The Qur'an in some ways depends on the Seerah for its
full explanation or meaning.
➢ It sheds light on why the verse was revealed and the
context of the revelation.
➢ In order to get a full understanding of the Qur'an we
need to get a full understanding of the Seerah as well.
SEERAH, A WAY TO INCREASE
OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE

After studying the torture and turmoil that the

companions and the Prophet (PBUH) went
through, it helps us during our times of troubles
and turmoil. It gives us hope that as long as we
stay upon the truth there is always hope at the
end. When we see that we’re not the first ones to
be persecuted, we find an increase in
our eman and it raises our hopes for the future,
especially in these times when the muslims are
being targeted and singled out and attacked in
all kinds of ways.
IT EMPOWERS OUR FAITH
Allah reminds the Prophet (PBUH) in the Qur'an of the
stories of the prophets of the past to increase his eman &
trust in Allah.
Allah says in the Qur'an,
‘And all we relate to you of the accounts of the messengers is
to strengthen your heart therewith; and in this has come to
you the truth and an admonition, and a reminder to the
believers’ Sura Hood (11: 120)
Eman of the Prophet(PBUH) was incomparable to that of
anyone else. It was higher than anyone else even the
prophets of the past and the stories of the previous
prophets that came before the Prophet (PBUH) raised
the eman of our Prophet (PBUH), then what else could the
story of our own Prophet (PBUH) do for our
own eman except increase it. Would it not be befitting for
us then, that we turn to the seerah to increase our
own eman-?
SEERAH, A GREATEST MIRACLE OF
THE PROPHET(PBUH)
This is one of the greatest indications that Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) was without shadow of a
doubt the Messenger of Allah. As Ibn Hazm Al-
Andalusee said, “If Rasool Allah (PBUH) was
only given the miracle of the Seerah then he
would not need to be given anything else except
that to prove to everyone that he is a messenger
of Allah.” We learn from the Seerah that some of
the Sahaba would see Rasool Allah (PBUH) and
would say, “I knew his face was not the face of a
liar.”
PRIMARY WAY OF DEFENDING
THE HONOR OF THE PROPHET
Especially in times like ours where the enemies of Islam are
trying to attack the honor of our Prophet (PBUH) we need to
find what is the truth and spread it. The Prophet (PBUH) is
being attacked by many different groups. Their ideologies
might separate them but their hatred for Islam and the
Prophet (PBUH) unites them against us. And how else can we
become more proactive, and we need to become proactive
based upon the knowledge of the Sunnah.
Allah says in the Qur'an,
‘We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad
Tidings, and as a Warner. That you may believe in Allah and
His Messenger and may aid him and revere him; and (that)
you may declare His glory, morning and evening’ Surat Al-
Fath 48:8-9
This tells us that one of the rights the Prophet (PBUH) has upon
us is that we have to defend and honor his name in this world
whenever he is attacked. He was sent by Allah so that we
believe in Allah and the Messenger and we defend and honor
the Prophet (PBUH) and glorify Allah.