A Critical Study of Shibli Nomani’s “Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH)”

Abstract

Sirat-un-Nabi (Life of the Prophet) is a vast and sensitive topic. Just after the Prophet, this topic became very popular beside Tafseer-e-Quran and Hadith. Many prominent scholars took this subject and explore many shades of the life of Holy Prophet. Allama Shibli Noumani is re-known Urdu scholar, historic and poet. His book Seerat-un-Nabi considered one of the important books, which is authentic biography of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He completed only two volumes of this book, but he in his work proved his expertise. Shibli challenged the orthodontic view point of certified authors whose writings caused confusion with regard to true teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH). He addressed many queries and succeeded to clarify them within the parameters of Seerat and History. This is a critical review to explore the Artistic aspect of Shibli in light of the Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH).