As-Sirah: The Biography of the Prophet Muhammad

1. Identify the pre-Islamic life of the Arabs.
2. Discuss the biography of the Prophet (SAW) with lessons derivable from it.
3. Compare the pre-Islamic Arabian life with the post-Jahiliyyah period.
4. Distinguish between Islam and polytheism.
5. Acknowledge the roles played by the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) in their support in the Islamic evangelism.

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad

   • Unit 1: Arabia before Islam · 2 hours

     Read about the ancestry of the Arabs and their location.. Describe the religious, economic, social, and political lives of the Arabs before Islam..

2. Week 2Module 1: The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad

   • Unit 2: The Reforms Brought by Islam · 2 hours

     State the positive changes that Islam introduced into the religious life of the Arabs.. Describe the economic reforms introduced by Islam.. Explain the socio-political reforms brought by Islam..

3. Week 3Module 1: The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad

   • Unit 3: Prophet Muhammad – His Childhood, Youth and First Marriage · 2 hours

     Trace the family background of Prophet Muhammad.. Explain the circumstances surrounding his birth and early upbringing.. Discuss his stay with his uncle Abū Ţālib..

4. Week 4Module 1: The Early Life of Prophet Muhammad

   • Unit 4: The Holy Prophet's Marriages and the Orientalists' Criticism · 2 hours

     Discuss the marriages of the Prophet.. Mention the circumstances surrounding his plural marriage.. Examine objectively the Orientalists' criticism..

5. Week 5Module 2: The Prophet's Mission in Makkah and Migration to Madinah

   • Unit 1: Muhammad's Call to Messengership and the Mecca's Opposition · 2 hours

     Mention the circumstance that led to Muhammad's visits to Cave Hirā'.. Describe how Angel Jibrīl appeared to him in the Cave and taught him the first revelation.. Discuss the support Muhammad got from his uncle Abū Tālib..

6. Week 6Module 2: The Prophet's Mission in Makkah and Migration to Madinah

   • Unit 2: The Hijrah/the Prophet's Arrival and Settlement in Medina · 2 hours

     State what led to the migration of Muslims to Ethiopia.. Discuss how the people of Ţā'if treated the Prophet.. Narrate the incident of cAqabah..

7. Week 7Module 3: The Battles and Triumph of Islam

   • Unit 1: Battles of Badr and Uhud · 2 hours

     State the internal problems the Prophet encountered in Medina.. Mention the reasons why the Meccans decided to attack Madina.. Account for the Badr encounter..

8. Week 8Module 3: The Battles and Triumph of Islam

   • Unit 2: The Battle of Khandaq · 2 hours

     Mention the forces that constituted the confederates.. Account for the defensive measures put in place by the Muslims against the confederates.. Justify the stern measures taken by the Prophet against Banū Qurayzah..

9. Week 9Module 3: The Battles and Triumph of Islam

   • Unit 3: The Holy Prophet and the Orientalists' Criticisms · 2 hours

     Discuss critically the epileptic theory propounded by the Orientalists against the Holy Prophet Muhammad.. State with explanation whether or not the Prophet plagiarized the Qur'ān.. Critically examine the allegation that the Prophet used force in spreading Islam..

10. Week 10Module 3: The Battles and Triumph of Islam

    • Unit 4: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Conquest of Mecca · 2 hours

      State what led to the bay c atu riđwān.. Give a summary of the content of the treaty of Hudaybiyyah.. State the significance of the treaty to the Prophet's mission..

11. Week 11Module 3: The Battles and Triumph of Islam

    • Unit 5: The Prophet's Diplomatic Ingenuity · 2 hours

      Describe the Prophet's diplomatic ingenuity when he was in Mecca, during the hijrah, at Hudaybiyyah and during the conquest of Mecca..

12. Week 12Module 4: Prophet Muhammad– His Teachings and Qualities

    • Unit 1: The Farewell Message · 2 hours

      Describe the farewell pilgrimage of the Prophet.. State the lessons contained in his farewell message..

13. Week 13Module 4: Prophet Muhammad– His Teachings and Qualities

    • Unit 2: Prophet Muhammad – A Role Model · 2 hours

      Relate some of the remarkable comments made by non-Muslim writers on Muhammad.. State and discuss of the noble characters of Prophet Muhammad..

    • Unit 3: Mawlidu 'N- Nabiyy- Polemics Over Its Celebration · 2 hours

      Trace the origin of the celebration of Mawlidu 'n- Nabiyy.. State the argument of the proponents and the opponents of Mawlidu 'n-Nabiy.. Discuss the significance of Mawlidu 'n-Nabiyy..