OverviewThe editor whose version preserved much of Ibn Ishaq’s life of Muhammad ﷺ.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 833 CE
Life and settingIbn Hisham edited material from Ibn Ishaq's account of Muhammad's ﷺ life. His recension became the principal surviving form of that early biography.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHe selected and modified material rather than preserving every part of the earlier work. Readers therefore distinguish Ibn Ishaq's underlying reports from Ibn Hisham's editorial choices.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
