The Life of the Messenger
Extracted from Imam An-Nawawi's Introduction to his Tahdhib al-Asma wal-Lughat
ISBN: 0 9536476 9 2
Translator: Abu Rumaysah
Pages: 96
Binding: Paperback
Publsihed by Daar Us-Sunnah Publication UK

This succinct account of the Messenger's life and his many noble qualities, which make him a model for humanity, based on the earliest sources. Abridging the life of the Messenger of Allah, concisely, the reader will be acquainted with the life of the great Prophet Muhammad. It is attempted only to review the main points in his blessed life in plain words. Authentic information is given regarding many different aspects from his life, as well as a mention of the legal rulings that were specific to the Messenger of Allah.
This Treatise has beeen extracted from An-Nawawi's Introduction to his Tahdhib al-Asma wal-Lughat, many  notes have been added to it by Shaykh Khalid bin Abdu-r-Rahman Ash-Shayi and by the Translator Abu Rumaysah

About Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) 

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi was  Born in the village of Nawa in Southern Syria, Imam Nawawi spent most of his life in Damascus where he lived in a simple manner, devoted to Allah, engaging single-mindedly in worship, study, writing and teaching various Islamic sciences. .
Although best known for his works in hadith, Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) was also the Imam of the later Shafi'i school of Jurisprudence, and widely acknowledged as the intellectual heir to Imam Shafi'i. He was a renowned  scholar and jurist who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Islamic learning.
Imam Nawawi died at the young age of 44 years, leaving behind him numerous works of great