Alfred Guillaume translated an early work of this type into English. A 1979 competition toproduce a work of this type was won by The Sealed Nectar. A 
Alfred Guillaume translated an early work of this type into English. A 1979 competition toproduce a work of this type was won by The Sealed Nectar. A subtype focusing on military campaignsare called maghazi, and they are also called sirat. A work of this kind survives through the notes ofal-Tabari and Ibn Isham; that work of this type, which tells of Abraha's (not a typo) failed invasionduring the Year of the Elephant, was by (*) ibn Ishaq. These works often describe a ride on thehuman-faced steed Buraq during the Night Journey, a marriage to Khadijah, and the subject's hijra toMedina. For 10 points, name this type of work which provides details outside the hadith and Qur'an to tellthe life of a prophet from Mecca.
Alfred Guillaume translated an early work of this type into English.
biographies of Muhammad [accept sirat rasul Allah until "sirat" is read; accept Al-sira al-Nabawiyya until "sirat" is read; accept equivalents such as "life" in place of "biogrpahy"]