tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747590574454287082024-03-13T11:17:07.230-07:00The Prophet MuhammadThe Prophet Muhammad pbuhUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-89398372848442743532010-04-20T10:26:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:26:23.634-07:00The Prophet PBUH, Attributes and MannersThe 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. Men’s dignity, devotion and estimation of the Messenger of Allâh PBUH were unique and matchless. No other man in the whole world has been so honoured and beloved. Those who knew him well, were fascinatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-23803432135651098862010-04-20T10:22:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:22:24.552-07:00The Prophetic HouseholdThe Prophetic Household
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 married. She was the first woman he married. She was the only wife he had till she died. He had sons and daughters with her. None of their sons lived long. They all died. Their Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-12916583027433059342010-04-20T10:18:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:18:16.109-07:00The Journey to Allâh, the SublimeSymptoms of Farewell:
When the Call to Islam grew complete and the new faith dominated the whole situation. The Messenger of Allâh PBUH started to develop certain symptoms that bespoke of leave-taking. They could be perceived through his statements and deeds:
• In Ramadan in the tenth year of Al-Hijra he secluded himself for twenty days in contrast to ten, previously.
• The archangel Gabriel Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-89810630349168302022010-04-20T10:09:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:10:04.751-07:00The Last ExpeditionsThe Last Expeditions
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-Judhami, who was their agent on Mu’an, was an evidence of their arrogance.
Due to that arrogance and presumptuousness of the Byzantines, the Messenger of Allâh PBUH started to mobilize aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-12746275051901431782010-04-20T10:07:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:07:38.626-07:00The Farewell PilgrimageThe 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 Allâh,’ and on Muhammad’s mission, a secret call uprose in the heart of the Messenger of Allâh PBUH telling him that his stay in the Lower World was about to terminate. That was clear in his talk to Mu‘adh whom he had dispatchedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-17583141146405804672010-04-20T10:01:00.000-07:002010-04-20T10:01:56.678-07:00The Success and Impact of the CallThe Success and Impact of the Call
Before we move one more step and meditate on the last days of the Messenger of Allâh’s life, we ought to cast a quick glance at the great work that was a peculiarity of his. That very peculiarity that made him excel all other Prophets and Messengers and made him so superb that Allâh made him atop the formers and the latters. It was him that was addressed by:
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-78395752014780342632010-04-20T09:52:00.000-07:002010-04-20T09:52:35.096-07:00The DelegationsThe Delegations
The number of delegations listed in Ahl Al-Maghazi were over seventy. Investigating such a large number is not an accessible thing; besides stating them in detail is not of a great benefit. Therefore, I am going to reveal an expose about what is historically wonderful or highly significant. Anyway a reader should always keep in mind that whilst the majority of tribes arrived in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-85667710319759293752010-04-20T09:38:00.000-07:002010-04-20T09:38:42.476-07:00A Meditation on the GhazawatA Meditation on the Ghazawat
Meditation on the Prophet’s Ghazawat, missions, and the battalions he formed and dispatched, will certainly give us and everybody a true and clear impression that the Prophet PBUH was the greatest military leader in the whole world as well as the most righteous, the most insightful and the most alert one.
He was not a man of superior genius for this concern Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-3975914283621503162010-04-20T09:31:00.001-07:002010-04-20T09:32:29.303-07:00Abu Bakr performs the PilgrimageAbu Bakr - May ALlah be pleased with him - performs the Pilgrimage
In the month Dhul-Qa‘dah or in Dhul-Hijjah of the very year (the ninth of Al-Hijra), the Messenger of Allâh PBUH dispatched Abu Bakr - may Allah be pleased with him -, the truthful, as a deputy prince of Al-Hajj (pilgrimage), so that he would lead the Muslims in performing of the pilgrimage rituals.
Soon after the departure of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-11427098695935890872010-04-20T09:29:00.000-07:002010-04-20T09:29:55.063-07:00The Invasion of TabukThe Invasion of Tabuk in Rajab, in the Year 9 A.H.
The invasion and the conquest of Makkah was considered a decisive one between the truth and the error.
As a result of which, the Arabs had no more doubt in Muhammad’s mission. Thus we see that things went contrary to the pagans’ expectations. People started to embrace Islam, the religion of Allâh, in great numbers. This is manifested clearly in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-9097766182011427882010-04-20T08:55:00.000-07:002010-04-20T08:57:53.142-07:00Missions and Platoons After the ConquestUpon returning from this long successful travel, the Messenger of Allâh PBUH stayed in Madinah where he received delegates and dispatched agents and appointed preachers and callers to Islam everywhere.
Those whose hearts were still full of prejudice against Islam and therefore were too proud to embrace Allâh’s religion, were decisively muffled on their non-acquiescence in the status quo Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-79667329848316840122010-04-19T21:02:00.000-07:002010-04-19T21:02:32.584-07:00Ta’if CampaignTa’if Campaign:
Ta’if Campaign is in fact an extension of Hunain Ghazwah; that is because the majority of the defeated troops of Hawazin and Thaqif went into Ta’if with the general commander — Malik bin ‘Awf An-Nasri — and fortified themselves within it. So upon finishing with Hunain Invasion, he gathered the booty at Al-Ji‘ranah in the very month (i.e. Shawwal) and in the eighth year A.H.
A Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-49948375928561217042010-04-19T20:53:00.000-07:002010-04-19T20:54:57.027-07:00The Third StageThe Third Stage
The third and last stage of the life of the Messenger PBUH embodies the fruitful results of his call to Islam, which were the consequences of long-timed holy fights in the way of Allâh (Jihad), troubles, toil, disturbances, trials and a lot of bloody conflicts and battles, which lasted for over twenty years.
The conquest of Makkah was considered the most serious profit achieved Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-6819090655508906172010-04-19T20:43:00.000-07:002010-04-19T20:44:41.945-07:00The Conquest of MakkahIbn Al-Qaiyim described the conquest of Makkah as the greatest one by which Allâh honoured His religion, Messenger, soldiers and honest party. He thereby rescued the Sacred House, whose guidance all people seek. It was the greatest propitious event in heaven and on earth. It was the most significant prelude to a new era that was to witness the great march of Islamization and the entry of people Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-77915014459955952352010-04-19T18:35:00.001-07:002013-03-03T06:06:56.481-08:00The Conquest of Makkah
Ibn Al-Qaiyim described the conquest of Makkah as the greatest one by which Allâh honoured His religion, Messenger, soldiers and honest party. He thereby rescued the Sacred House, whose guidance all people seek. It was the greatest propitious event in heaven and on earth. It was the most significant prelude to a new era that was to witness the great march of Islamization Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-83450235092589712962010-04-19T18:20:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:20:36.898-07:00Sporadic InvasionsSporadic Invasions
The Expedition called Dhat-ur-Riqa‘ (in the year 7 A.H.):
Having subdued two powerful sides of the Confederates coalition, the Prophet PBUH started preparations to discipline the third party, i.e. the desert bedouins, who took Najd for habitation, and continued in their usual practices of looting and plundering.
Unlike the Jews of Khaibar and people of Makkah, they had a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-69347376553044979982010-04-19T18:11:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:11:37.545-07:00The Conquest of KhaibarThe 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 its uncongenial climate. After Al-Hudaibiyah Treaty, the major party of the anti-Islam tripartite coalition — Quraish, the bedouin horde of Najd tribes and the Jews — was neutralized, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-34012411421604075872010-04-19T18:07:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:07:00.030-07:00Post-Hudaibiyah HostilitiesPost-Hudaibiyah Hostilities
Dhu Qarad Invasion.
It was in fact not a battle but rather a skirmish carried out against a platoon of Bani Fazarah. The place by which it was fought is known as Dhu Qarad, a reservoir of water at a day’s journey from Madinah. According to the majority of scholars, this incident took place three days before the battle of Khaibar.
It has been narrated on the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-12099436252926503832010-04-19T17:41:00.000-07:002010-04-19T17:41:34.673-07:00The Prophet’s Letters To spread the Message of Islam1.Letter to Negus king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
"In the Name of Allâh,the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
From Muhammad the Messenger of Allâh to Negus, king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
Peace be upon him who follows true guidance. Salutations, I entertain Allâh’s praise, there is no god but He, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Source of peace, the Giver of peace, the Guardian of faith, the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-79784232657679600022010-04-19T17:18:00.000-07:002010-04-19T17:18:29.254-07:00A New Phase of Islamic ActionThe Second Stage
A New Phase of Islamic Action
Al-Hudaibiyah Truce marked a new phase in the process of Islamic action and life of the Muslims. Quraish, a bitter enemy of Islam, now withdraws from the war arena and embraces a peaceful settlement with the Muslims, thus the third support of a tripartite enemy (Quraish, Ghatfan and the Jews) is broken, and being the holder of the banner of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-54372284992502390142010-04-19T16:48:00.000-07:002010-04-19T16:48:48.860-07:00Al-Hudaibiyah Treaty: Socio-political ImpactAl-Hudaibiyah Treaty: Socio-political Impact:
A series of events confirmed the profound wisdom and splendid results of the peace treaty which Allâh called "a manifest victory". How could it be otherwise when Quraish had recognized the legitimate Muslims’ existence on the scene of political life in Arabia, and began to deal with the believers on equal terms.
Quraish in the light of the articlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-76850170426893262992010-04-19T16:44:00.000-07:002010-04-19T16:44:37.352-07:00Al-Hudaibiyah TreatyAl-Hudaibiyah Treaty
(Dhul Qa‘dah 6 A.H.)
When Arabia began to witness the large impressive sweep in favour of the Muslims, the forerunners of the great conquest and success of the Islamic Call started gradually to loom on the demographic horizon, and the true believers restored their undisputed right to observe worship in the sacred sanctuary.
It was about the sixth year Hijri when the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-2931130936351776292010-04-19T16:35:00.000-07:002010-04-19T16:35:41.445-07:00Delegations and Expeditions following Al-Muraisi‘ GhazwahDelegations and Expeditions following Al-Muraisi‘ Ghazwah
1. A military expedition led by ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Auf was despatched to the habitation of Bani Kalb in Doumat Al-Jandal in Sha‘ban 6 Hijri. Before setting out, the Prophet PBUH summoned ‘Abdur Rahman, and placed his hand on the latter’s hand invoking Allâh’s blessings and giving him commandments to act magnanimously during the war. He Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-81044170366790739212010-04-19T15:32:00.001-07:002010-04-19T15:35:26.052-07:00Bani Al-Mustaliq GhazwahBani Al-Mustaliq (Muraisi‘) Ghazwah, Sha‘ban 6 Hijri
Though militarily it did not assume its full dimension, this Ghazwah had certain implications that brought about a state of turbulence within the Islamic State, and resulted in disgracefulness to clothe in the hypocrites. Moreover, it entailed enactment of consolidating legislations that attached an impression of nobility, dignity and purity Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74759057445428708.post-49283904157821350932010-04-19T15:26:00.001-07:002010-04-19T15:26:02.344-07:00Military Activities continuedMilitary Activities continued
Salam bin Abi Al-Huqaiq (Abu Rafi‘) was a terrible Jew criminal, who had mustered the troops of the Confederates and provided them with a lot of wealth and supplies, on the one hand[], and used to malign the Prophet PBUH, on the other. When the Muslims had settled their affair with Banu Quraiza; Al-Khazraj tribe, a rival of Al-Aws, asked for the Prophet’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0