Description

Ar-Raheeq-ul-Makhtum (in Arabic/Urdu: الرحيق المختوم ; meaning The Sealed Nectar) is a biography (life of Prophet Muhammad) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, written in Arabic and Urdu by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri. The Arabic version was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League, at the first Islamic Conference on Seerah, following an open competition for a book on the Sirah Rasul Allah (life of Muhammad) in 1979 (1399 AH). The book competed with 170 other manuscripts, 84 in Arabic, 64 in Urdu, 21 in English, one in French and one in Hausa.
The book takes into account various phases of the life of Muhammad. The book has been extensively undergone supervision from The Quran Publishing and Printing, Riyadh and deemed authentic and suitable for all audience, who wish to know more about the life of Muhammad. The revised edition of the book is less than 600 pages. It has been translated into English as The Sealed Nectar.
The title of the book is taken from Quranic verse Yusqawna mirraheeq-(in)-makhtum-in[1] (meaning Their drinks will be spiced with sealed nectar)