A Reflection on Kazeruni's Biography

Al-Muntaqi fi Sira al-Mustafi, peace and blessings be upon him" or "Mawlad al-Mustafisali, peace and blessings be upon him" is one of the detailed books in the prophetic biography, which Muhammad bin Masoud Kazruni (d. 758 AH) wrote. Prominent biographers and narrators of the 8th century of Hijri have made it a field of writing. After the popularization of eclectic and unreliable biographies in the seventh and eighth centuries, he has tried to see a complete and polite period of the history and life of the Prophet of Islam by using the original and old sources. Kazeruni finished this work in 752 AD in Shiraz. Despite the importance of Kazerooni's biography at the time of its authoring and until several centuries later, it has been less discussed in recent texts. Perhaps one of the reasons is the lack of knowledge about this work and its scholarly author. This article aims to introduce Kazerooni and his scientific family, and to introduce his scientific works, especially his comprehensive biography, which was written in Arabic and translated into other languages. To state the characteristics of the book "Al-Muntaghi" and Kazeruni's purpose of authoring it, and for the first time, through a scientific investigation through the versions close to the author's time and citing the text of the book and other contemporary books, to answer about the ambiguities of main title and other titles of the book as well as the year of its creation.