Question 2282) - What is Siyar?

A: It is the plural of sirah, which literally means "way of affairs.? In the terminiology of the Jurists it refers to the military expeditions of Rasululla (S.A.W.)in Kitabus Siyar they mention the regulations of Jihad and related matters, such as distribution of booty, imposition of Jizyah, treatment of Prisoners etc.

~ al-Quduri ~