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 
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"]