This two-part treatise is a translation of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Alawi al-Maliki's Ta'rikh al-hawadith wa al-awal al-nabawiyyah (The history of the Prophetic events and states), a comprehensive summary of some of the most authoritative and voluminous works written on the Prophetic biography. The first part deals with various aspects of the Prophet's life, such as his early years before receiving revelation, members of his family, his servants, miracles, signs of his prophethood, the weapons he used in battle, the beasts he rode, the clothes he wore and so forth. The second part is a chronological summary of the most important events to have taken place in his life.