Sulaymān Bin Mūsá Al-Kalā'ī as Sīrah Writer : An Introduction and Research Analysis

Hāfiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal

doi:10.12816/0042313

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Sulaymān Bin Mūsá Al-Kalā'ī as Sīrah Writer : An Introduction and Research Analysis

Authors:

Hāfiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal

Publisher:

National University of Modern Languages

Main Topics:

Islam, Bábism & Bahá"í Faith | Biography, genealogy, insignia

Journal:

Al Baṣīrah 2016 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

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110391

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Bi-Annual

pISSN:

22224548

DOI:

10.12816/0042313

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Abstract:

 Abu Al-Rabī‘ Sulaymān Bin Mūsá Al-Kalā‘ī (565 A.H -- 634 A.H) is a great Sīrah writer. In this article, his scholarly and personal characteristics, the list of his works, tributes from scholars to his services and scholarly rank of Al-Kalā‘ī are presented. After presenting his personal features, an introduction and research analysis of his book "Al-Iktifā’ fi Maghāzī Al-Muṣtafá wa Al-thalāthah Al-Khulafā’ " is given. Al-Kalā‘ī was a great scholar and authentic Sīrah writer. He got knowledge of Hadīth from Abul ‘Atā’. He attended the lectures of various scholars of Hadīth such as Abul Qāsim bin Al-Jaysh, Abu Bakr bin Jadd, Abu Abdullāh bin Zarkūn, Abdullāh bin Fakhkhār, Abu Muhammad bin Jamhūr, Najbah bin Yahyā. Many great scholars of Hadīth such as Qāḍī Tūnas were his pupils and brought his knowledge to far off countries. Al-Kalā‘ī wrote many books on Hadīth and Sīrah. Ibn Farhūn, Abul Abbās and many other scholars have praised and paid tribute to Al-Kalā‘ī in their works. Main objective of the book under discussion, Al-Iktifā’, is to disseminate knowledge of Sīrah and Hadīth prolifically. Al-Kalā‘ī has kept in mind the caution and the principles of Sīrah writing derived from the Holy Qur’ān.
Sulaymān Bin Mūsá has a great quality of writing Sīrah books. He can be called a born scholar and a writer. His quest for knowledge took him in different cities and he gained the best of knowledge and intellect that can be seen in all of his writings. He can be called a preserver and a protector of Sīrah literature. He is considered the most honored and dignified person among the scientific and cultural tradition of Andalusiyah. This article proves his abilities, qualities and excellence of work.

Article Details

Sulaymān Bin Mūsá Al-Kalā'ī as Sīrah Writer : An Introduction and Research Analysis

Authors:

Hāfiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal

Publisher:

National University of Modern Languages

Main Topics:

Islam, Bábism & Bahá"í Faith | Biography, genealogy, insignia

Journal:

Al Baṣīrah 2016 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

110391

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

22224548

DOI:

10.12816/0042313

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MUSLIM JURISCONSULTS

ARAB BIOGRAPHIES

HADITH SCIENCES

HADITH

Al-Kalā'ī

Sīrah

Hadīth

Al-Iktifā'

Tribute

Dissemination of Sīrah

Sīrah Writers

History of Makkah

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Hāfiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal

Publisher: National University of Modern Languages

Main Topics: Islam, Bábism & Bahá"í Faith | Biography, genealogy, insignia

Journal: Al Baṣīrah 2016 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 110391

Frequency: Bi-Annual

pISSN: 22224548

DOI: 10.12816/0042313

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Hāfiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal

Publisher:

National University of Modern Languages

Main Topics:

Islam, Bábism & Bahá"í Faith | Biography, genealogy, insignia

Journal:

Al Baṣīrah 2016 Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

110391

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

22224548

DOI:

10.12816/0042313