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The earliest biographer of Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH was ______________?
AIbne Sirrin
BIbne Ishaq
CImam Bukhari
DImam Muslim
Correct answer
B. Ibne Ishaq
Explanation
The earliest written sira (biographies of Muhammad and quotes attributed to him) is Ibn Ishaq’s Life of God’s Messenger written c. 767 CE (150 AH). Although the original work was lost, this sira survives as extensive excerpts in works by Ibn Hisham and to a lesser extent by Al-Tabari.