Ibn Hisham's As-Seera An-Nabaviyya
Ibn Hisham's As-Seera an-Nabaviyya IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE THE MERCIFUL PRAISE BELONGS TO ALLAH THE LORD OF THE WORLDS AND MAY HIS BLESSING BE UPON OUR LORD MUHAMMAD AND HIS FAMILY, ALL OF THEM (The formula of blessing which follows every mention of the prophet is omitted hereafter. Capital B. stands for `Sons of'; b. for `son of'; d. for `daughter of'. 1- MUHAMMAD'S PURE DESCENT FROM ADAM Abu Muhammad `Abdu'l-Malik ibn Hisham the Grammarian said: This is the book of the biography of the apostle of Allah. Muhammad was the son of `Abdullah, b.`Abul'l-Muttalib (whose name was Shayba), b. Hashim (whose name was `Amr), b. `Abdu Manaf (whose name was al-Mughira), b. Qusayy (whose name was Zayd), b.Kilab, b. Murra, b.Ka`b, b. Lu'ayy, b. Ghalib, b. Fihr, b. Malik, b. al-Nadr, b. Kinana, b. Khuzayma, b. Mudrika (whose name was `Amir), b. Ilyas, b. Mudar, b. Nizar b. Ma`add b. `Adnan, b. Udd (or Udad), b. Muqawwam, b.Nahur, b. Tayrah, b. Ya'rub, b. Yashjub, b. Nabit, b. Isma`il, b. Ibrahim, the friend of the Compassionate, b. Tarih (who is Azar), b. Nahur, b. Sarugh, b. Ra`u, b. Falikh, b. `Aybar, b. Shalikh, b. Arfakhshadh, b. Sam, b. Nuh, b. Lamk. B. Mattushalakh, b. Akhnukh, who is the prophet Idris according to what they allege (The phrase employed indicates that the writer doubts the statement. There is a saying in Arabic: `There is a euphemism for everything and the polite way of saying "It's a lie " is "they allege" (za`amu)'), but Allah knows best (he was the first of the sons of Adam to whem prophecy and writing with a pen were given), b.
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