"...Each blessed phase of the battles of our Prophet, the leader of the caravan of prophets and the most perfect of the praised, is a symbol of sublimity and victory.

If the great battles in which the Prophet participated are brought to mind with love and reverence, the brightest and most sacred examples of the virtues of Islam are encountered. In particular, the Prophet's method of warfare is the sole source of all military characteristics and virtues. Principles such as order and discipline, loyalty and obedience, love for battle, desire for martyrdom, and the exaltation of Islam—each of which constitutes the main pillar of a victory—are present in the Prophet’s methods of warfare. It is through these methods of warfare that Islam has risen..."

Written by Ahmed Refik, Gazavât-ı Celîle-i Peygamberî was published in Istanbul in 1906 and is meeting the reader for the first time in modern Turkish. The work was written during the reign of Abdulhamid II and is dedicated to him.