How do you explain the need to compose Sira texts despite the existence of more authoritative texts such as the Qur’an and to some extent Hadith
Course Name: Islamic World Studies IWS 192
Following is the topic for paper 1:
” How do you explain the need to compose Sira texts despite the existence of more authoritative texts such as the Qur’an and to some extent Hadith? What could have motivated Muslim scholars to compose Sira texts? Discuss the nature of Sira and its role in Islam. ”
Books you can use: Martin Lings, Muhammad His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, Rochester: Inner Tradition, 2006 ISBN 978-1-59477
And
Edward W. Said, Orientalism, New York: Vintage, 1974 ISBN 978-0-394-74067- 6.
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