{"title":"Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra): The First Muslim Historian | The Firsts","slug":"urwa-ibn-zubayr-the-first-muslim-historian-the-firsts","author":"Dr. Omar Suleiman","abstract":"While other children dreamed of glory on the battlefield or positions of power, Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra) dreamed of knowledge—and he pursued it with unwavering dedication. From a childhood shaped by political turmoil to becoming one of Madinah’s foremost scholars, Urwa’s life is a powerful testament...","topics":["History","Life of the Prophet (seerah)"],"published_date":"2025-09-09 18:36:30","video_url":"https://youtu.be/uCZtTBd1r_8","transcript_summary":null,"key_points":null,"chapters":[{"start_time":0,"title":"Introduction","end_time":115},{"start_time":115,"title":"Developments in the ummah in the early Umayyad era","end_time":410},{"start_time":410,"title":"How az-Zubayr (ra) named his children","end_time":480},{"start_time":480,"title":"Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra), preserver of the Prophet ﷺ’s biography","end_time":595},{"start_time":595,"title":"The birth and childhood of Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra)","end_time":876},{"start_time":876,"title":"Urwa (ra) chose a life of aspiration in scholarship","end_time":1101},{"start_time":1101,"title":"Urwa’s advice to the youth on seeking knowledge","end_time":1366},{"start_time":1366,"title":"Knowledge of seerah passes to Urwa (ra) from his aunt, Aisha (ra)","end_time":1803},{"start_time":1803,"title":"A painful story between Aisha (ra) and Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (ra)","end_time":2130},{"start_time":2130,"title":"Aisha (ra)’s poetry and Urwa’s eloquence","end_time":2243},{"start_time":2243,"title":"Urwa (ra)’s marrying for the sake of knowledge","end_time":2351},{"start_time":2351,"title":"How Urwa became the first compiler of the Prophet ﷺ’s seerah","end_time":2603},{"start_time":2603,"title":"Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz (ra) and Urwa","end_time":2700},{"start_time":2700,"title":"Urwa (ra) wrote books of fiqh, then burned them","end_time":2824},{"start_time":2824,"title":"Urwa ibn az-Zubayr’s worship","end_time":3007},{"start_time":3007,"title":"The famous story of Urwa (ra)’s amputated leg and son passing away","end_time":3635},{"start_time":3635,"title":"Death of Urwa ibn az-Zubayr (ra)","end_time":4007}],"series_name":"The Firsts (Sahaba Stories) | The Forerunners of Islam","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-firsts/urwa-ibn-zubayr-the-first-muslim-historian-the-firsts?utm_source=webmcp&utm_medium=ai-agent&utm_campaign=content-discovery"}