Earliest reference on the life of Prophet Muhammad.?

The Prophet Muhammad died in 632 C.E. Is it true that the earliest material on his life that we possess was written by Ibn Ishaq in 750 C.E., in other words, a hundred twenty years after Muhammad’s death?

Earliest reference on the life of Prophet Muhammad.?
No, during Muhammad's lifetime, his companions keep a record or memorise whatever he said or did, and this is called "hadith" or "sunnah" or tradition of the Prophet. The Sunnah is used as reference second to the Koran in Islam. Ibn Ishaq's book, or any biography on Muhammad, is not used as a reference in Islam. It's just an attempt by a learned man to convey knowledge.
Reply:The quran was written when prophet mohammed was alive.


It was written by the companions, then it was collected after his death within ten years.
Reply:Are you a Muslim?





Have you ever read Quran or any book of Sahi Hadith? If yes! then you will find a living prophet who is getting instructions from the Allah and advising his companions and followers.





The Quran %26amp; Hadith are the earliest references reflecting the real life of Muhammad.





I think your question is about the Biography Books well known as "Serat ul Nabi". The main source of any Serat book is Quran and Hadith.





Ibn Ishaq was not the first to compile his Serat Book. However Ibn Ishaq is very famous writer and is considered the best on the subject of Serat books. Read history of "Serat" on Islamic Webs.





Peace ans Blessings!
Reply:Yeah thats usually how it works in regards to religion...People wait hundreds of years to write the message down....You would think that it would be an immediate thing...But then again you have to kill enough people to get your message across and sometimes that can take hundreds of years.