Exemplary Personality When God sends a messenger, He also sends a book of guidance for him. The work of the messenger, as explained before, is to communicate this book to people and to act upon it him...
Rights of God’s Messenger Just as the Prophet (sws) had obligations as well as responsibilities towards his ummah according to his position, he also had rights which his addressees, the faithful and i...
Obligations and Responsibilities of the Prophet (sws) If one casts an eye over the predictions of other prophets about Muhammad (sws) and his own 23 year long struggle, it is not difficult to understa...
Mothers of the Faithful The Prophet (sws) was married 15 years before the advent of prophethood. This marriage continued for 25 years. He did not enter into a second marriage during these 25 years. Af...
Journey towards Supreme Companionship A few days were left in the month of Safar, 11th AH, when one night, the Prophet (sws) woke one of his slaves whom he had freed, Abu Muhibah, from sleep. He told...
The Farewell Sermon During the Ramadan of the year of 10 AH, Gabriel recited the complete Qur’an in its final form to the Prophet (sws) and the latter recited it back, twice to Gabriel (asm) in the sa...
Collection and Compilation of the Qur’an The Qur’an was the greatest wealth that the Prophet (sws) held in custody for his ummah. It was the message of God which he had been assigned to deliver to all...
End of Prophet hood The news given by Jesus (sws) of the Kingdom of Heaven and of its signs has been explained in detail in the beginning of this book. One of the characteristics stated by Jesus regar...
Hajj and the Year of Delegations It was hajj season after the victory of Makkah in 8th AH, but the Prophet (sws) himself and some of his companions were busy in putting down the rebellion of some trib...
Battle of Tabuk It has been stated above that the areas north of Arabia, adjoining the current Syria and Jordan were loyal to the Roman Empire. The leaders of the Arab tribes who lived there also had...
The Battle of Hunayn The movements of the Prophet (sws)’s attack on Makkah were not secretive and its destinations and timelines were known. The target for the mission was also determined and known. D...
Conquest of Makkah Abu Sufyan’s acceptance of Islam There are two different narratives about Abu Sufyan’s acceptance of Islam. According to one, when he came to the presence of the Prophet (sws), he a...
Conquest of Makkah The conquest of Makkah is the most significant and glorious event in the history of Islam. The objective given to the Prophet (sws) and his companions immediately after migration wa...
Cancellation of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah Orders to review Agreements with the Idolaters Reconciliation and the environment of peace created a negative impact on some Muslims. Before the agreement, Mu...
The Universal Prophethood of Muhammad (sws) Although the Prophet (sws) received his apostleship among the Quraysh; the revelation he possessed was in the language of the Quraysh and it was among the Q...
The Rewards of the Hudaybiyyah Treaty (cont) 1. ‘Umrah al-Qada’ According to the terms of the agreement, the Prophet (sws) could not offer ‘umrah during that journey, but he was permitted to do so the...
The Rewards of the Hudaybiyyah Treaty 1. Victory of Khaybar God Almighty rewarded the faithful for their patience and perseverance and wisdom by promising them in Surah Fath that He will provide them...
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah Pride in Ignorance This means the insistence of the Quraysh upon their wrong views merely to maintain a false sense of ego, contrary to truth and justice. There are several o...
Distress of Muslims at the Terms of the Hudaybiyyah Agreement During the settlement of the terms of agreement, dissatisfaction prevailed among the Muslims in the camp. The reason for this was the insi...
Communications with the Quraysh Some well wishers of the Muslims met the Prophet (sws) in the leadership of Badil ibn Warqa’, the leader of the Banu Khuza‘ah in H udaybiyyah in order to inform him of...
