 Hashim-the family lineage of the Prophet
The family of Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] is called the Hashimite family after his grandfather Hashim bin ‘Abd Munaf. Let us now speak a little about Hashim ... |
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The birth of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad [pbuh], the Master of Prophets, was born in Bani Hashim lane in Makkah on Monday morning, the ninth of Rabi‘ Al-Awwal, the same year of the Elep... |
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The Prophet's mother-Amina
Amina, was the daughter of Wahab bin ‘Abd Munaf bin Zahra bin Kilab. She was the light of this ancestral lineage, and stood eminent in respect of nobilit... |
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The Prophet's father-Abdullah
Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Al-Harith, Az-Zubair, Abu Talib, ‘Abdullah, Hamzah, Abu Lahab, Ghidaq, Maqwam, Safar and Al-‘Abbas. He also had six daughter... |
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In the care of his uncle-Abu Talib
When Muhammad [pbuh] was eight years, two months and ten days old, his grandfather ‘Abdul-Muttalib passed away in Makkah. The charge of the Prophet [pbuh... |
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In the care of his grandfather-Abdul Muttalib
Abdul-Muttalib brought the boy to Makkah. He had warm passions towards the boy, his orphan grandson, whose recent disaster (his mother’s death) added mor... |
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Bahira, the monk who prophesied Muhammad
When the Messenger of Allah [pbuh] was twelve years old, he went with his uncle Abu Talib on a business journey to Syria. When they reached Busra (which ... |
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Works and livelihood of Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad [pbuh], had no particular job at his early youth, but it was reported that he worked as a shepherd for Bani Sa‘d and in Makkah. At the age of 25... |
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His marriage to Sitti Khadija
When he returned to Makkah, Khadijah noticed, in her money, more profits and blessings than she used to. Her hireling also told her of Muhammad’s good ma... |
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In the cave of Hira
When Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] was nearly forty, he had been wont to pass long hours in retirement meditating and speculating over all aspects of creation ... |
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The dawn of God's Revelation
Gabriel brings down the Revelation
When he was forty, the age of complete perfection at which Prophets were always ordered to disclose their M... |
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The Migration of the Prophet to Madina
When the iniquitous decision had been made, Gabriel was sent down to Muhammad [pbuh] to reveal to him Quraish’s plot and give him his Lord’s Permission to leave Makkah. He fixed to him the time o... |
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The Prophet's life in Madina
Life in Madinah
The Madinese era could be divided into three phases:
1. The first phase was characterized by too much trouble and discord, and too many obstac... |
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The Prophet's attributes and manner
The Prophet [pbuh] combined both perfection of creation and perfection of manners. This impression on people can be deduced by the bliss that overwhelmed their hearts and filled them with dignity... |
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Household of the Holy Prophet
1. Khadijah Bint Khuwailid: In Makkah — prior to Hijra — the Prophet’s household comprised him [pbuh] and his wife Khadijah bint Khuwailid. He was twenty-five and she was forty when they got marr... |
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The Death of the Holy Prophet
Signs of farewell
When the Call to Islam grew complete and the new faith dominated the whole situation. The Messenger of Allah [pbuh] started to develop certain symptoms that bespoke o... |
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The Prophet on the Battlefield
The Quraishites, mortified at the escape of the Prophet [pbuh] along with his devoted companions, and jealous of his growing power in Madinah, kept a stringent watch over the Muslims left behind ... |
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The Battle of Badr
The First Decisive Battle in the History of Islam
Reason of the Battle
We have already spoken about Al-‘Ushairah Invasion when a caravan belonging to Quraish had esc... |
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The Battle of Uhud
The defeat at Badr was an ignominy which the Quraishites pride could not leave unavenged. Revenge was, therefore, the catchword all over Makkah. The Makkans even forbade lamenting over their murd... |
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The Battle of Mu'ta
It was the most significant and the fiercest battle during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah [pbuh]. A preliminary and a prelude to the great conquests of the land of the Christians. It took... |
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The Conquest of Makka
Ibn Al-Qaiyim described the conquest of Makkah as the greatest one by which Allah honoured His religion, Messenger, soldiers and honest party. He thereby rescued the Sacred House, whose guidance ... |
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The Conquest of Khaibar
(In Moharram, 7A.H.)
Khaibar was a spacious strongly fortified territory, studded with castles and farms, lying at a distance of 60-80 miles north of Madinah, now a village known for i... |
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Invading Banu Quraiza
Archangel Gabriel [AWS], on the very day the Messenger of Allah [pbuh] came back to Madinah after the previous battle, and while he was washing in Umm Salama’s house, visited him asking that he s... |
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The last expedition
The pride of the Byzantine State made it deny Muslims their right to live. The Byzantine arrogance made them even kill those agents of theirs, who embraced Islam. Killing Farwah bin ‘Amr Al-Judha... |
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Peoples embrace Islam
The invasion and the conquest of Makkah was — as we have already stated — a decisive battle that destroyed paganism utterly. The Arabs as a result of that battle were able to differentiate the tr... |
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Farewell Pilgrimage
After the accomplishment of the Call, the proclamation of the Message and the establishment of a new society on the basis of ‘There is no god but Allah’ and on Muhammad’s mission, a secret call u... |
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