Reviews of early Muslim sources confirm that some verses of the Qur’ān have been perceived by Muslim scholars as direct references to the narratives of the Prophet’s early life. These selected verses are deemed to contain information about Muḥammad’s genealogy, birth, childhood and other aspects of his youth.  Modern scholars have, however, argued about the appropriateness and authority of these Qur’ānic references as being the true bearers of information of the Prophet’s biography. Since the ḥadīth is regarded as an authoritative exegetical tool employed to explore more deeply the meaning of the Qur’ān, and one of which contains a vast source of information about the Prophet’s life, it is indispensable to analyse the works of ḥadīth and its scholars’ views on the narratives of sīra nabawiyya. This study aims to explore the narratives of the Prophet’s early life in Musnad of Aḥmad and analyse Aḥmad’s perspective regarding Quranic references to the Prophet’s early life. The study is qualitative in nature in which the researcher utilised both critical and analytical approached as its methodology. The study in its finding espouses that the rarity of Qur’ānic reference to Muḥammad’s early life in Musnad of Aḥmad, an enormous inventory of ḥadīth of the ninth century, indicates one scholar’s views about Muḥammad’s early life. It is obvious that Aḥmad make no connection between the Quran and the narratives of the Prophet’s early life, even though verses that are widely used by the author of sīra as an allusion to Muḥammad’s early life.

Research into early Muslim sources has demonstrated that some verses of the Qurʾān have been seen by Muslim scholars as containing direct references to the events of the Prophet’s early life. Modern scholars, however, have questioned the appropriateness and authority of these Qurʾānic references as being accurate sources of information for the Prophet’s biography. Since the ḥadīṯ are regarded as an authoritative exegetical tool for understanding the meaning of Qurʾānic verses, the ḥadīṯ and scholars’ views on the scripture and its relationship to the narratives of sīra nabawiyya must be undertaken. The objectives of this present study are to explore the narratives of the Prophet’s early life as found in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḫārī and analyse al-Buḫārī’s perspective on the role of ḥadīṯ as an exegetical tool for Qurʿānic references in sīra nabawiyya. The study is qualitative in nature, as it utilises both critical and analytical approaches for its methodology. The study suggests that al-Buḫārī employed innovative and novel approaches when presenting narratives of the Prophet’s early life. At certain places in his al-Ṣaḥīḥ, by adducing certain ḥadīṯ in detail, al-Buḫārī endeavours to convey one distinctive and irrevocable message to the reader.

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In the sīra tradition, light serves as a symbol of Prophet Muḥammad"s prophetic signs, and this concept is exemplified extensively. The sīra illustrated the Prophet as born with light, he was described as casting no shadow, even in bright sunlight or in moonlight. Interestingly, some sīra scholars have employed Qur"ānic verse as an evidentiary apparatus to substantiate the authenticity of the incident recorded in the sīra. This study aims to explore the narrative of the Prophet"s luminous condition at his birth, analyse the historical connection between the occurrence and verse 5:15 of the Qur"ān and examine hermeneutical responses of Muslim exegetes on the verse. The study is qualitative in nature in which the researcher employed both critical and analytical approaches to the works of tafsīr and sīra corpus. The study in its finding asserts that traces of a gradual development of Muslim thought, based on the specific cases from the Qur"ān. This indicates that the references they made to the Prophet Muḥammad were the result of intellectual reaction within their contemporary framework.

Eloquence is one of the miracles the Qur’ān possesses. Among the type of verses in the Qur’ān are metaphorical verses or amthāl verses. The amthāl verses provide readers with a clear picture on the Qur’ānic understanding. Islamic scholars have produced numerous writings specifically on amthāl verses which displays their importance in Quranic exegesis. As for the Malay world, especially in Quranic scholarship, translation of the Qur’ān in Malay language began in the 17th century. This expertise of Quranic translation requires a translator to master the knowledge of Quranic exegesis including the knowledge on amthāl in the Quran. The purpose of this study is to analyze the translation of amthāl verses in Malay Indonesian language based on Quranic translation written by Prof. Dr. Mahmud Yunus. The study is conducted by comparing Mahmud Yunus's translation of amthāl verses with exegeses of Abd al-Nāṣir al-Sa'dī’s Taisīr al-Karīm al-Rahmān and Ibn Ashur’s al-Tahrīr wa al-Tanwīr. This study is a qualitative study using deductive analysis and comparative method. The study suggests that Mahmud Yunus adopted a clear method of explaining Quranic metaphors by using additional interpretations in parentheses as well as additional comments in footnotes. However, there are also places where Mahmud Yunus simply translates the Quranic metaphor without any additional explanation.