The Seerah · you are here
The life of the Prophet ﷺ in eight stages, from his birth in Makkah (c. 570 CE) to his passing in Madinah (11 AH / 632 CE).
8 stages39 chapters
About the project
About Prophetic Footsteps
A free, carefully sourced walk through the life of the Prophet ﷺ, and the story of the ummah after him. An initiative of How to Muslim.
The initiative
Part of How to Muslim
Prophetic Footsteps is an initiative of How to Muslim, the free guide at howtomuslim.org.
It sits beside two sister sites: Little Amanah, for parents of young children, and Ayah Unpacked, short reflections on the Quran. Same family, same care, one shared menu at the top of every page.
- How to MuslimThe free guide to living as a Muslim Visit
- Little AmanahParenting, birth to four years Visit
- Ayah UnpackedSmall things in the Quran worth stopping at Visit
- Prophetic FootstepsThe seerah, and The Caravan after it You are here
Two halves
One story, two journeys
Walk with him on this site. Then travel with the ummah after him on The Caravan.
The Caravan · history after 632
Islamic history after the seerah, in twelve stations from the Rightly Guided Caliphs to today, with Rihla, a learning journey of stops and stamps.
12 erasRihla journeys
The promise
Four things, on every page
Plain English
Short chapters in simple words, written for everyone.
Sourced
Every fact, date and quotation points back to a trusted book or teacher.
Reviewed
Chapters are checked before they go up, and corrected when they need to be.
Free
No paywall and no sign-up. Free to read, and free to share.
How it grows
Built slowly, one footstep at a time
The road is mapped. Content arrives gradually, from books and lectures, and each chapter is marked the moment it is ready.
- The road is mapped
- The first chapters
- Sources & lectures
- Family & Companions
- The Caravan & Rihla
Begin
Take the first footstep
Start in Makkah, in the Year of the Elephant, and walk on from there.