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Announcement of General Amnesty  The day of the messenger ’s entrance to Makkah turned out to be an event of such generosity and magnanimity that everybody was forgiven(the messenger Announcement of General Amnesty), except the few who, in their own…

Conquest of Makkah  One of the clauses of the Hudaybiya Treaty ensured that the Quraysh and the Muslims would observe full restraint against fighting with each other for ten years, during which the independent tribes would be free to form…

Battle of Moota   Among the letters that the Prophet (PBUH) had sent earlier to the rulers and kings, one was sent to Shurahbeel bin ‘Amr who was the king of Basra (Hooran) and a subordinate of Qaysar (Caesar). This…

Battle of Khaybar   Khaybar was at the distance of three stopovers from Madinah toward Syria (Shaam). It was a stronghold of the Jews and was surrounded by strong forts. (Seerah Halabiya, 2: 726.)A short while after his return from…

Letter to Heraclius, King of Qustuntuniya (Constantinople)       Heraclius, the king of Qustuntuniya (Constantinople) or the eastern part of the Roman Empire, was a Christian. Hazrat Dehya bin Khalifa Al-Kalbi had carried the letter of the messenger (PBUH) to him.…

Letter to the Rulers of Damishq (Damascus) and Yamama Munzir bin Harith bin Abu Shimr was the ruler of Damishq (Damascus) and governor of Shaam (Syria). Shuja’ bin Wahab Al-Asadi was sent as messenger to him. He was highly infuriated…

Letter to the King of Bahrain   Munzir bin Saawi, the king of Bahrain, enjoyed the political patronage of the ruler of Persia for paying him the state tax (Kharaaj). ‘Ala bin Al-Hazrami was sent to him as messenger. Munzir…

Preaching Islam to Emperor    It was the 1st of Muharram in the seventh Hijri when the messenger (PBUH) sent letters to the Enperors and kings of the time inviting them to Islam. The messenger (PBUH) made it sure that…

Victory in Disguise The Prophet (PBUH) returned to Makkah after three days.In the way this verse was revealed to him: “Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad, (PBUH) a manifest victory” [Al-Fath, 48:1]. The incident that had disheartened the Muslims…

A Trial for Muslims Apparently, these conditions were against the Muslims. Also, it so happened that when the draft was being written, Suhayl’s son Abu Jundal, who had accepted Islam and was undergoing persecution in Makkah, escaped from his confinement…

Draft of the Peace Treaty   The Quraysh sent Suhayl bin ‘Amr as their emissary to the Prophet (PBUH). He was a great orator and had won the title of Khateebe Quraysh (Zarqani, 2: 223 )(Orator of the Quraysh). The…

The Hudaybiya Peace Treaty      In the year sixth Hijri the Prophet (PBUH) told the Muslims about a dream in which he had seen that he was performing Tawaaf (circumambulation of the K’aba) in Makkah with his Companions. Hearing it,…

The Zatur Reqa’ Encounter            After the Battle of the Trench, the Prophet (PBUH) advanced toward Najd with 400 Companions to launch an attack on the Ghatfan tribe. In this journey the feet of the Companions were injured so badly…

Divine Help and End of Siege     The prolonged siege disheartened the Quraysh as well, as it proved highly inconvenient for them to arrange for the provision of the 10,000-strong army. Then one day an unusually strong storm struck the…

Severity of Siege and Steadfastness of Muslims    The siege continued for a month, a long period full of hardships in which the Prophet (PBUH) and his Companions suffered the pangs of starvation sometimes for three consecutive days. Once the…

Battle of the Trench (Ghazwae Khandaq)  After settling down in Khaybar, the Jews planned an all-out war against the Muslims. Their leaders, Salaam bin Abil Huqayq, Hayyay bin Akhtab, Kanana bin Al-Rabi’, and some others went to Makkah and invited…