One might surmise that Alfred Schutz would be surprised to see his life presented. There is something both morbid and facinating about this prospect, as if one were able to intervene in the historical process putting one’s own signature on the subsequent account of one’s life. The following Article is an analytic account of the characteristic features and merits as well as deficiencies and shortcomings of ‘Al-Bidaya wan-Nehaya’ with special reference to the science ‘Seerat- Writing’ and it aims at determining its credibility as a source of Prophetic Biography View full-textĬonsider the possibility of having invented a series of categories which became the basis for your subsequent biography. There are some distinctive marks which distinguish his biography from others. Hafiz Ibn-e-Kaseer’s mode of ‘Seerah-writing’ differs from all other biographers in certain aspects. A considerable portion of the book, about two thousand pages, relates to the biograph of the Holy Prophet (SAW). pertaining to the life and mission of the holy Prophet (SAW). Although ‘Al-Bidaya Wan-Nehaya’ is basically a book of ‘History’, yet the worthy author has referred to numerous salient events. In this valuable book, he has described the occurrences of the important nations of the past and the epochs of the previous Prophets up to his own era. I Hafiz Ibn-e-Kaseer’s ‘Al-Bidaya Wan-Nehaya’ maintains a remarkable position in the field of historiography. In this review, I discuss Isaacson's treatment of these dimensions one-by-one. Indeed, the breadth of its scope is the book's major merit, as it connects the personal, scientific, public and political dimensions of Einstein's life. Scholars who are already familiar with Einstein's physics may still enjoy the parts of the book that deal with the relation between Einstein and the press. Isaacson's Einstein is written in a style that is accessible to a wide audience. Isaacson is a man of considerable repute: he has been the chairman of CNN and managing editor of Time magazine. It is a best-seller, which is one of the reasons the book deserves a critical evaluation.

One of them is Einstein: his Life and Universe by journalist Walter Isaacson. Yet the sheer temptation of writing his biography has apparently helped to overcome scholarly scruples, as biographies of Einstein have appeared quite regularly on the market. Writing a biography of a complex personality and mastermind like Albert Einstein is a daunting task for any historian of science.

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