Home›Sources›Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011)SourcesAl-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011)Al-Waqidi, trans. Faizer, 2011Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/waqidi-kitab-al-maghazi-faizer-2011.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/waqidi-kitab-al-maghazi-faizer-2011Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-al-waqidi-kitab-al-maghazi-trans-rizwi-f, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/waqidi-kitab-al-maghazi-faizer-2011}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe first English translation of al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi, one of the two foundational classical accounts of Muhammad's campaigns, compiled in the late eighth century. Rizwi Faizer's Routledge translation carries a scholarly introduction co-written with Andrew Rippin. Alongside Ibn Ishaq's earlier biography, already carried in Guillaume's translation, it is one of the two texts modern accounts of Badr and Uhud draw their reported casualty figures from.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (4 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1 1One of the two foundational classical narratives of the Prophet's life and campaigns, read in a modern scholarly translation with a critical introduction, the same tier this corpus already gives Ibn Ishaq's companion biography (16055) for the identical reason: an early, connected primary account of undisputed historiographical importance, later than an eyewitness record and shaped by its compiler's own selection.NotesWell-attestedA classical primary account of the Prophet's campaigns, read here in a modern scholarly translation with a critical introduction; use it, alongside Ibn Ishaq, for what the early Islamic historiographical tradition itself reports about a campaign, not as an independent contemporary record: both texts were compiled decades after the events they describe. 1CitationAuthorWell-attestedAl-Waqidi; trans. Rizwi Faizer, intro. Faizer and Andrew Rippin 1PublisherWell-attestedRoutledge 1Publication YearWell-attested2011 1Source TypeWell-attestedPrimary text in translation 1Sources1. Divinity Atlas Original Articles, Second Editiontier 1Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Maghazi, trans. Rizwi Faizer as "The Life of Muhammad" (2011)tier 1Al-Waqidi; trans. Rizwi Faizer, intro. Faizer and Andrew Rippin, Routledge, 2011Claims Backed By This Source (4 claims)This source backs 4 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicReligious Events, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Well-attested2Religious EventsThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of UhudGeneral References2Religious EventsThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of UhudComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year