About SeerahQuest

A cinematic, interactive journey through the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

To understand the Seerah is to understand the heartbeat of Islam. Our mission is to make that heartbeat accessible to a digital generation through the power of cinematic scrollytelling.

The Story

SeerahQuest: The Eternal Narrative transforms the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ into an immersive, chapter-by-chapter digital experience. Drawing from Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's comprehensive Seerah lecture series, we present 92 chapters that span from pre-prophethood Arabia to the farewell pilgrimage.

This is not a replacement for traditional scholarship — it's a gateway. Every chapter links back to its source lectures, every claim is footnoted, and scholarly nuance is preserved through our ScholarNote and DeepDive components.

Not sure where to start? The Season Guide walks you through the 10-season narrative arc from beginning to end.

Methodology

  • Source Material: Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's 104-episode Seerah lecture series
  • Adaptation: AI-assisted narrative transformation preserving the original scholarship
  • Review: Each chapter undergoes human review before publication
  • Attribution: Every chapter cites its source lecture episodes

How It's Built

SeerahQuest is a static site built with Astro, deployed on Cloudflare Pages. It loads zero JavaScript by default — interactive features like maps, genealogy trees, and progress tracking use Astro's Islands architecture to ship JS only where needed.

  • Privacy-first: no accounts, privacy-first analytics via Umami (no cookies, no personal data)
  • Progress is stored locally on your device
  • Works offline for saved chapters
  • Accessible: WCAG 2.1 AA compliant

We believe your spiritual journey should be private. Your progress and achievements are stored locally on your device, ensuring you have full sovereignty over your data.

Source Lectures

This project is based on the Seerah lecture series by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, delivered at the Memphis Islamic Center. The series is freely available on YouTube and is one of the most comprehensive English-language biographies of the Prophet ﷺ.

Credits

Content Source
Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's Seerah Series
Narrative Synthesis
AI-assisted narrative adaptation from lecture transcripts using large language models
Development
Built with Astro, Leaflet, Pagefind
Fonts
Literata, Plus Jakarta Sans, Amiri, JetBrains Mono
Images
Generated via Midjourney, subject to Midjourney's Terms of Service

SeerahQuest is a waqf-inspired project. Our mission is to provide a world-class, cinematic gateway to the Seerah that remains free, private, and accessible to all — a digital endowment for the global Ummah.