Dr. Annemarie Schimmel as a Biographer of Holy Prophet Muhammad

Abstract

There has been written much on different aspects of the sirah of the Prophet of Islam (upon whom be peace and greetings) in all major languages. He is the only personality in history upon whom the greatest number of books have been written and there is a long chain of his biographers. But Western and orientalists biographers generally neglect the important role of Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace and greetings) in daily lives of Muslims. Therefore the Western world do not understand his high rank. In these circumstances, Dr.Annemarie Schimmel(1922-2003),who was a German orientalist, Islamist and a prolific writer, makes clear the central place of Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace and greetings) in poetry, prose, mystical thought and everyday lives of Muslims.In this article, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel’s role as biographer of Holy Prophet (upon whombepeace andgreetings) and her works on Sirah have been described.