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Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum ( Arabic : الرحيق المختوم ; transl. The Sealed Nectar ) is a seerah book (biography of Prophet Muhammad) by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri . It was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League in a worldwide competition of biographies of Prophet Muhammad held in Mecca in 1979. 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. Mubārakfūrī, Ṣafī al-Raḥmān (2002). الرحيق المختوم: بحث في السيرة النبوية على صاحبها افضل الصلاة و السلام . "আর রাহীকুল মাখতূম | Shibir Online Library" . 2016-12-28.
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Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (meaning The Sealed Nectar ) is an authoritative and popular Sira (biography) of the Muslim prophet Muhammad , written in Arabic .Its Arabic version was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League , at the first Islamic Conference on Seerah , following an open competition for a book on the Sirah Rasul Allah (life of Muhammad) in 1979 (1399 AH ). The book competed with 170 other manuscripts, 84 in Arabic , 64 in Urdu , 21 in English , one in French and one in Hausa . The book takes into account various phases of the life of the Muhammad. The book provides authentic references which makes it more reliable and less controversial. The revised edition of the book consists of just less than 600 pages. This book has also been translated into English ( The Sealed Nectar). The title of the book is taken from Quranic verse Yusqawna mirraheeq-(in)-makhtum-in [1] (meaning Their drinks will be spiced with sealed nectar ) [2] i.e.
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Ar-Raheeq-ul-Makhtum (in Arabic / Urdu :الرحيق المختوم, "The Sealed Nectar") is a biography of Muhammad by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri .The book was originally written in Arabic and Urdu . The Arabic version was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League , at the first Islamic Conference on Seerah , following an open competition for a book on the life of Muhammad in 1979. The book competed with 170 other entries.The title of the book is derived from the Quranic verse Yusqawna mirraheeq-(in)-makhtum-in "Their drinks will be spiced with sealed nectar".The book has undergone extensive revision from The Quran Publishing and Printing, Riyadh.The revised edition of the book is less than 600 pages.The books has been translated in various languages."A complete authoritative book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) by Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri" .
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Redirect to: Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri From a book : This is a redirect from a book title to a more general, relevant article, such as the author or publisher of the book or to its title in an alternative language.Books should only have an individual article when they meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and there is enough material to warrant a detailed article.
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1976 Seerah book written by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum ( ; transl.The Sealed Nectar ), is a seerah book , or biography of the Prophet, which was written by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri .This book was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League in a worldwide competition on the biography of the Prophet held in Mecca in 1979.The title of the book means "The Sealed Nectar", a reference to verse 25 of Surah 83 (Mutaffifin) of the Quran .Mubārakfūrī, Ṣafī al-Raḥmān (2002). الرحيق المختوم: بحث في السيرة النبوية على صاحبها افضل الصلاة و السلام ."আর রাহীকুল মাখতূম | Shibir Online Library" . 2016-12-28.
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seerah book
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