Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum
{{Short description|1976 Seerah book written by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri}}
{{infobox book
| name = Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum
الرحيق المختوم
| image = Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum.jpg
| author = Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
| language = {{bulleted list|Arabic (Original language)|Urdu (Original language)}}
| published = 1976
| publisher = Darussalam Publishers{{Cite book|last=Mubārakfūrī|first=Ṣafī al-Raḥmān|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_80rJHIaOMC&dq=first+Islamic+Conference+on+Seerah+1976&pg=PA6|title=الرحيق المختوم: بحث في السيرة النبوية على صاحبها افضل الصلاة و السلام|date=2002|publisher=Darussalam|isbn=978-9960-899-55-8|language=en}}
| isbn = 978-1-59144-070-3
| genre = Biography
| awards = Muslim World League
(in 1976; first grand prize money of SR 50,000; {{estimation|₹9,82,545.26}})
| audio_read_by = [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Sealed-Nectar-Audiobook/B01N8Q0LS5 www.audible.com]
| subject = Seerah
| media_type = Paperback
}}
Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum ({{langx|ar|الرحيق المختوم|italic=yes}}; {{translation|The Sealed Nectar}}) is a seerah book (biography of Prophet Muhammad) by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri.{{Cite web|last=Prophethood|first=Before Commissioning of the|title=Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar)[I]|url=https://www.quranandscience.com/discover-islam/prophet-muhammad/his-biography/218-ar-raheeq-al-makhtum-the-sealed-nectar|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Quran and Science|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|date=2016-12-28|title=আর রাহীকুল মাখতূম {{!}} Shibir Online Library|url=http://www.icsbook.info/1582/shibir|access-date=2021-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228032845/http://www.icsbook.info/1582/shibir|archive-date=2016-12-28}} It was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League in a worldwide competition of biographies of Prophet Muhammad held in Mecca in 1979.{{Cite web|title=Ar-Raheeq al-makhtum (the sealed nectar): Biography of the Noble prophet (Paperback) {{!}} University Press Books/ Berkeley|url=https://www.universitypressbooks.com/book/9798714126345|access-date=2021-09-20|website=www.universitypressbooks.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2014-05-22|title=Love leaves a mark|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/104619/love-leaves-a-mark/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Daily Times|language=en-US}} The title of the book means "The Sealed Nectar", a reference to verse 25 of Surah 83 (Mutaffifin) of the Quran. The book has been highly popular in the Muslim world.{{Citation |last=Rehman |first=Sofia |title=The Woman, the Man, the Text |date=2024-02-20 |work=Gendering the Ḥadīth Tradition |pages=17–51 |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/56172/chapter/443182662 |access-date=2024-07-12 |edition=1 |publisher=Oxford University PressOxford |language=en |doi=10.1093/oso/9780192865984.003.0002 |isbn=978-0-19-286598-4|url-access=subscription }}
History
Following in the year 1396 AH (approx. 1976 AD), Rabita organized a book writing competition on Islamic Seerat-Un-Nabi. Many writers from different countries participated in this global competition with interest. Out of 171 manuscripts, the book 'Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum
In writing the book, the author has given a series of historical events and in describing them he has arranged the titles of different chapters in chronological order. In cases where there are differences of opinion in different texts, the author reviews everything and mentions what he thinks is correct. In cases where the author does not find the information of dissenters to be correct, he gives an indication of the evidence. Again, the author mentions the names and page numbers of numerous books in the book as a source of information.{{Cite book|last=Mubarakpuri|first=Safiur-Rahman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AF1kjwEACAAJ|title=The Sealed Nectar (Biography of the Prophet)|date=2002|publisher=Darussalam|isbn=978-1-59144-070-3|language=en}}
At the beginning of the book, the author mentions various conditions and situations that existed in the world before the advent of Muhammad. Through the geographical identity of Arabia, the position of different nations at that time, the leadership, and governance of Arabia, the religious beliefs and doctrines of the Arabs, and the characteristics, economic and social conditions of Pre-Islamic Arabia, the author has highlighted the importance and significance of Muhammad's appearance.
The various strategies and stages of Muhammad's Dawah are described, including various battles including Badr, Uhud, the conquest of Mecca, the Farewell Hajj, and all the historical events leading up to Muhammad's death.
This biography chronicles the events of Muhammad at different stages of his life. The editing was done under the supervision of The Quran Publishing and Printing, a Riyadh-based company. Twenty-one editions of the book have been published in fifteen years, including the second edition of the book in just fifty-five days. Tauhid Publications later published a translation of the book. Translated from this publication by Abdul Khaleq Rahmani. Although the original book is about 600 pages, the Bengali translation has 530 pages.{{Cite book|last=Mubarakpuri|first=Safiur Rahman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5Y2zgEACAAJ|title=The Sealed Nectar (Ar-Raheeq Al-makhtum): Biography of the Noble Prophet Muhammad -Peace Be Upon Him-|date=2020-10-06|publisher=Independently Published|isbn=979-8-6941-4592-3|language=en}}
Reception
See also
{{Portal|Islam|Books}}
References
External links
- [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Sealed-Nectar-Audiobook/B01N8Q0LS5 Audiobook] on audible.com
- See The Online Books Page: [https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp44914 Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar): Memoirs of the Noble Prophet]
- [https://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_ArRaheeq_AlMakhtum_THE_SEALED_NECTAR.pdf Seerah (Pdf)]
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