Muhammad: The Prophet for Eternity {Khutbât-e-Madrâs}is a compilation
of a series of eight lectures delivered by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi in
1925 at Madras in India. In these lectures the author examines the lifeof the Prophet as an abidingmodel for all mankind. These lectures were
delivered as part of an annual series of lectures promoted by the Muslim
Education Society of Madras, a pioneer institution in South India. Among those
who delivered these lectures are the legendary poet, Sir Mohammad Iqbal and the
great translators of the Quran, Mohammed Marmaduke Pickhtall and MaulanaAbdul Majid Daryabadi. The lectures delivered
by Iqbal have been published under the title The
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam which is
universally acknowledged as Iqbal’s greatest contribution to Islamic thought.Sulaiman Nadvi's lectures are
presented here in a unique English translation by an award winning English
author, Moin Qazi.Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, an acclaimed Islamic historian and scholar, was born in1885. In 1911, he joined - Al-Hilal edited by Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad. Together with Maulana Azad, Sulaiman Nadvi made Al-Hilal a powerful organ of young Muslims which ultimately played
a dominant role in the awakening of Muslims in India. In 1926, he headed a
delegation of celebrated Muslim leaders including Maulana Muhammad Ali and
Shaukat Ali to Mecca to participate in the World Islamic Conference.On his return, from Mecca, he retired from
active politics and devoted himself to literary pursuits. The greatest
achievement of Syed Sulaiman Nadvi was the establishment of Darul Musannifeen (House of Writers),
also known as the Shibli Academy, at Azamgarh. It is a pioneer inliterary and historical research in the
subcontinent.