SIRAH (biography) OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAWS)

**Prophet Muhammad (saws), the Last and Final Messenger of Allah.
** The Prophet (saws) lived his life according to Allah’s Guidance (Quran- the Last and Final revelation) and set an example for us to follow until the Last-Day.
** The Prophet (saws) was the perfect slave and worshipper of Allah. And in him we find the best and only example to follow.
** All other earlier prophets (and messengers) were sent to certain people, their message and example they set were for a certain period of time. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was sent to everyone and until the Last-Day.
**The coming of Prophet Muhammad (saws) with final revelation (Quran) invalidated all other earlier revelations. Even though we are to believe in the existence of those revelations, but in no way we are to follow those revelations or follow the examples and teachings found in those.
** It is important to understand that we are required to believe in the earlier prophets (and messengers) and the revelations but we are required to follow only Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the Final revelation (Quran).
**Therefore it is very important for all of us to know about the life of the Prophet (pbuh). How else will we follow his footsteps to draw close to Allah? Through his biography and his Sunnah (‘his way’ -recorded in Hadith collections) we get to know the greatest man ever lived and set an example for all of us to follow.
**It is also very important to know the Sirah (biography) from authentic sources only, otherwise we will be learning of things he never did and thus will be misguided instead of guided.