1. Why We Study Seerah
The meaning of Seerah, love of the Messenger ﷺ, following his example and the difference between biography, Hadith and Shama’il.
2. Arabia before Islam
Makkah, the Ka‘bah, tribes, trade, religious conditions and which details are necessary rather than sensational.
3. Lineage, Birth and Childhood
The Year of the Elephant, family care, loss and the limits of certainty around disputed birth-date details.
4. Youth, Work, Al-Amin and Marriage
Trustworthiness, work, Hilf al-Fudul, rebuilding the Ka‘bah and family life with Khadijah رضي الله عنها.
Milestone: explain the world into which the final Messenger ﷺ was sent and identify qualities visible before revelation.
5. Hira and the First Revelation
Preparation, the first encounter with revelation, the support of Khadijah and avoiding fictional details.
6. The First Muslims
Early belief, private teaching and the different roles of family, youth and close companions.
7. Public Call and Quranic Formation
Tawheed, accountability, worship and how the Quran formed conviction before political power.
8. Opposition Begins
Why Quraysh resisted, mockery, pressure and Prophetic patience without turning suffering into entertainment.
Milestone: connect early revelation with the formation of belief, courage and community.
9. Persecution and the Migration to Abyssinia
Protection, religious freedom, the Negus and the role of Ja‘far رضي الله عنه.
10. Boycott and Social Pressure
Community endurance, family ties and economic pressure.
11. The Year of Grief and Ta’if
Loss, grief, dua and mercy without presenting Seerah as psychological therapy.
12. Al-Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj and the Road to Hijrah
Core established beliefs, Salah and the pledges of ‘Aqabah; disputed details are labelled.
Milestone: explain how the community responded to danger, loss and closed doors without abandoning the message.
13. The Hijrah Journey
Planning, trust in Allah, the cave, companionship and arrival in Madinah.
14. Masjid, Brotherhood and a New Community
Worship, belonging, mutual responsibility and the Ansar–Muhajir relationship.
15. Madinah’s Social Agreements
Community order, rights, responsibilities and careful treatment of the Constitution of Madinah claims.
16. Qiblah, Fasting and Community Formation
How worship, identity and discipline developed in the Madinan period.
Milestone: show how faith became a worshipping and responsible community.
17. Badr
Cause, preparation, dua, victory, prisoners and avoiding a battle-only account.
18. Uhud
Obedience, setback, rumours, injury and Quranic correction.
19. Al-Ahzab and the Trench
Consultation, fear, hypocrisy, endurance and community defence.
20. Family, Teaching and Daily Prophetic Character
The Prophet ﷺ as husband, father, neighbour, teacher and worshipper using suitable Shama’il and Hadith material.
Milestone: distinguish courage from aggression and understand how revelation corrected the believers.
21. Hudaybiyyah
Negotiation, apparently difficult terms, trust and the Quranic description of victory.
22. Khaybar, Letters and Wider Relations
Context, diplomacy and careful discussion of reports and chronology.
23. The Opening of Makkah
Mercy, removing idols, public safety and humility at victory.
24. Hunayn, Ta’if and Delegations
Numbers, surprise, learning after victory and the growth of delegations.
Milestone: explain why restraint, covenant and mercy are central to the later Seerah.
25. Tabuk and the Late Madinan Community
Sacrifice, sincerity, excuses, repentance and community maturity.
26. The Farewell Pilgrimage and Sermon Themes
Worship, dignity, rights, responsibility and distinguishing established wording from popular composites.
27. Final Illness and Passing
Love, grief, Abu Bakr’s reminder and the continuity of worshipping Allah.
28. The Seerah Legacy Capstone
Build one connected timeline and trace revelation, mercy, worship, family, teaching, covenant and community across the full journey.
Milestone: retell the Prophetic life as one connected message and identify the next course: Shama’il, Hadith, Quran context or Islamic history.
