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…
Download Exile of Banu Nazeer Bani Israil (the Jews) were godly people at the beginning of their career, but later they moved away from the right path and incurred Allah’s wrath. Prophet Jesus, blessings and peace be on him,…
Download Stories of Martyrs’ Sincerity Hazrat Zayd bin Thabit says that the Prophet (PBUH) sent him to look for S’ad Al-Rabi’ and instructed him that if he found S’ad, he should convey the Prophet’s greetings to him and ask in…
How Muslims Lost Ground Several flag bearers of the Quraysh fell dead one after another, but each time a valiant person from their rank picked it up and raised it high. When a person from the Quraysh called Sawaab…
Download Hijri calendar Uhud occur The Quraysh reached near Madinah on Wednesday and camped on the Mount Uhud. The Prophet (PBUH) came out of the city on Friday after the Friday Prayer (Salatul Jum’a) with 1,000 Companions. ‘Abdullah bin Ubay…
Disbelievers’ Zeal for Revenge of Defeat in Badr As the Arab tradition held it, the killing of even one person initiated a war which continued for hundreds of years. Taking revenge was a solemn obligation that an offended tribe…
Download Marriage of Hazrat Fatima Hazrat Fatima, the youngest daughter of the Prophet (PBUH), had now become eighteen and persons desirous of marriage with her had started sending proposal to the Prophet (PBUH).When Hazrat ‘Ali proposed, the Prophet (PBUH)…
The Manifest Victory In the battle only fourteen Muslims received martyrdom, six Muhajir and eight Ansar. But the Quraysh received an irreparable setback. The chiefs of the Quraysh and famous leaders of the tribe – ‘Utba, Shayba, Abu Jahl,…
The Battle Begins At the beginning of the battle ‘Aamir Hazrami, the claimant for the revenge of his brother’s death, advanced first and called for a duel. Hazrat ‘Umar’s slave Mahj’a came out to challenge him and got killed.…
Battle of Badr The Quraysh, who had begun to prepare to attack Madinah after the prophet’s emigration there, wrote to ‘Abdullah bin Ubay that he should assassinate the Prophet (PBUH), or face the retributive action against him and his…
The Suffa Platform It was a roofed structure erected adjacent to the Masjid in a corner of it. Most of the Companions had also to attend, along with their religious duties, to their trade and cultivation needs, but some of…