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Seerah – 1 – Ibrahim, Hajar & Ismail |
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Written by Aboobacker Sidheek
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Saturday, 22 August 2009 |
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Scholars who write about Prophet Muhammed (SAW) usually do not start with his birth; they go a little before that – a few thousand years. They would start with his ancestry starting with Ibrahim (A). The emphasis is usually on the Hajar and Ismail (A) side of the story rather than Sarah and Ishak (A); because that’s where the lineage of Rasoolullah (SAW) picks up from Ibrahim (A). They would start with incident of Ibrahim (A), Hajar and Ismail (A) travelling to Hijaz – the place where the present day Mecca is.
At that time there was nothing in Hijaz. No one lived there, no cultivation, just a dead valley. But the place of Allah (SWT) was sacred since the world was created. In fact, there is a difference of opinion who actually built Kaaba. Some scholars believe that it was Adam (A) who built it first while majority of them believe it was Ibrahim (A). Regardless of who built it, whether there was a building or not, the place itself was holy and sacred from day one.
Ibrahim (A), arrived at the valley with his wife Hajar and son Ismail (A). The spot is where the Zam Zam of today is located; obviously it wasn’t there at that time. Ibrahim left his wife and son at that spot and walked away. He just turned and left.
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Seerah – What is its importance? |
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Written by Aboobacker Sidheek
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 |
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Linguistically, seerah means a path one takes from one place to another. The dictionary meaning includes conduct, comportment, demeanor, behavior, attitude, way of life, position, reaction, way of action and biography.
Seerah can be the biography of any person, however it is now more associated with Prophet Muhammed (SAW). There is no problem in saying “Seerah of Abu Bakr” or “Seerah of Umar”. Basically it talks the life of a person.
What is the importance of studying Seerah?
The life of Prophet Muhammed (SAW) is the history of Islam.
There are many situations on the life of the Prophet Muhammed (SAW) that would help in our da’wah. Its just not a biography; it’s the history of Islam.
Muhammed bin Waqas (R), a sahabah who is promised with the glad tidings of Paradise, one said, “Our father would teach the seerad of Rasoolullah (SAW) and he would tell us these are the traditions of your father, so study them.”
Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, the grandson of Ali bin Abi Talib, would say, “We were taught the seerah like we were taught Quran” The Sahabah would study like they would study Holy Qur’an.
We learn about Musa (Moses) (A), Isa (Jesus) (A), and all other Prophets of Allah from the Quran. However, holy Qur’an does not give complete picture of the life of Rasoolullah (SAW). For that we have to depend on Seerah.
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