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About the Book

• Inspired by a dream about the Prophet ﷺ, the author of The Clear Sirah™ aims to help everyone better understand and appreciate the legacy of the best human who ever lived.
• Edited by kids and packed with hundreds of incredible stories, authentic hadiths, and precious gems from the Prophet’s life, this book is made up of 365 small sections, one for each day of the year, to be read in a few minutes.
• Each of the 52 weeks of the year covers a theme from the Prophet’s sirah. These themes have been carefully selected in order to reflect the timeless excellence and superior wisdom of the Prophet ﷺ . Every theme is supported with amazing stories and examples, followed by a short quiz to make sure you have mastered the current theme.
• Featuring beautiful illustrations and designs, including those of the author’s assistant, Mr. Hamzah (shown to the right), The Clear Sirah focuses on 4 important aspects of the Messenger’s life: he ﷺ as a human, teacher, leader, and a prophet ﷺ.
• The goal of this work is to highlight the legacy of the Prophet ﷺ as well as the lessons we can learn from the lives of his şahabah (companions), including the challenges they faced, the sacrifices they made, the losses they suffered, and the successes they achieved.
• This book has the potential to make the reader laugh, cry, reflect, and fall in love with the sirah of the Prophet ﷺ. It’s a masterpiece that should be in every home and read by every kid.

About the Author 

Dr. Mustafa Khattab is a published author, public speaker, Fulbright interfaith scholar, and member of the Canadian Council of Imams. He received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Islamic Studies in English with Honours from Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Languages & Translation. Dr. Khattab lectured on Islam at Clemson University (OLLI Program, 2009-2010), held the position of Lecturer at Al-Azhar University for over a decade starting in 2003, and served as the Muslim Chaplain at Brock University and the University of Toronto (Mississauga). He was a member of the first team that translated the Ramadan night prayers (Tarawih) live from the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah (2002-2005). Dr. Khattab memorized the entire Quran at a young age and later obtained a professional ijazah in the Hafs style of recitation with a chain of narrators going all the way to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He is the translator of The Clear Quran (2015), the author of The Clear Quran Tafsir for Kids (4 volumes, 2019-2023), The Clear Quran® Dictionary (2020), and The Clear Quran Made Easy: Story-Based Tafsir (2023). He is also the author of Shukran (an illustrated story for children, 2020), Outfoxing Fox News (2017), The Nation of Islam (2011), and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Muslim American History (2010).