How Studying the Prophet's ﷺ Life Will Change Yours | #4 Majalis Ilmiyyah | Sh. Ibrahim & Sh. Tim

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We all claim to love our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. But how many of us can confidently say that we have read even one complete book about his life? We know his name. We send Salah and Salam upon him. We speak about following his Sunnah. Yet many of us know surprisingly little about how he ﷺ actually lived - as a husband, a father, a leader and a teacher, through hardship, opposition, loss and victory. And because of that, many of us have never realised just how much studying his ﷺ life can change the way we think, the choices we make, and the way we deal with the situations we face every day. But even when we begin reading the Seerah, another question arises: Are we reading it the way it was meant to be read? Why was his ﷺ life preserved in such extraordinary detail? And how can events from over 1,400 years ago help us navigate family, work, trials and the struggles Muslims face today? In this episode of Majalis Ilmiyyah, Sheikh Dr. Ibrahim bin Khaleel Bani Salamah joins Sheikh Muhammad Tim Humble for a discussion on how to study the Seerah, understand it and, most importantly, live by it. Perhaps it is time we truly got to know the Messenger ﷺ whose love we so readily claim. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & Precap 03:15 What is Seerah, and How It's Different From Maghazi, History & Sunnah 10:50 Why Are Some Seerah Books Called Maghazi? 11:50 Why Did Sheikh Ibrahim Become So Interested in the Seerah? 17:49 Why Is the Prophet’s ﷺ Seerah So Uniquely Preserved? 26:56 Is Everything Written in the Seerah Authentic? 29:48 How Was the Seerah Compiled? 34:50 What Are the Main Sources of the Seerah? 40:17 How Did the Prophet's ﷺ Wives Preserve the Seerah? 41:42 What Can We Learn From the Prophet’s ﷺ Different Roles? 46:10 Why Was the Prophet’s ﷺ Life Filled With Trials, Not Constant Miracles? 49:30 How Can the Seerah Help Us Face Failure and Crises? 54:14 What Does True Love of the Prophet ﷺ Look Like? 56:59 How Do We Turn Seerah From Knowledge Into Action? 01:00:12 What Does the Seerah Teach Us About Today’s Muslim Crises? 01:08:43 Final Advice on Studying and Teaching the Seerah Sign up now to AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Junior: https://amaujunior.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amauofficial/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AMAU Telegram: https://t.me/amauofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AMAUofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMAUofficial iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-madrasatu-al-umariyyah/id1524526782 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08NJC1pIA0maaF6aKqZL4N Get in Touch: https://amau.org/getintouch BarakAllahu feekum. #AMAU #Islam #Seerah #prophetmuhammad