Biography of the Prophet

Mercy is clemency and forbearance; the disposition to forgive; kindness, sympathy, generosity and beneficence. All of these were present in abundance in the character of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. This book works through them one by one, with examples from his life for each.

Al-Imam Al-Hafiz 'Abdul-Ghani Al-Maqdisi's concise biography of the Prophet ﷺ together with the ten Companions promised Paradise. Unusually for a short Seerah, it includes his household, his physical description (Shama'il), his scribes, his correspondence, his servants and his possessions.

Ibn Kathir gathers the authentic narrations on the miracles granted to the Prophet ﷺ — the splitting of the moon, water flowing from his hands, the multiplication of food — alongside the merits and virtues that establish his exalted status.

A chronological two-volume Seerah by Shaykh Abdullah, son of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab — covering the Prophet's ﷺ life from childhood to his death, the Hijrah and the expeditions, and the principles of honesty and justice on which the Madinan state was built.