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IsaAbdullah
I have read of a biography by a man Ishaq
And I always see some anti-islam people quote his works,
Anyone who can clue me up on him?
Ibn Ishaq was a great Tabi'ee and trustworthy. He has compiled several works, most famous one is called the Seerat Rasulullaah. Many of the Muhadithoon (hadeeth specialists) said he was trustworthy apart from Bukharee (due an unfound accusation of him being a Qadari).
In terms of seerah and chronicles (war), he is acknowledged for his mastery, however, one must know most of these chronicles are without sanad. He states that in his book.
The problem with the anti-Islamic writers is that they often use the translated statements of his work which are riddled with inaccuracies.
For more info see:
http://www.load-islam.com/c/rebuttals/Tabari
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