Brotherhood between Muhajireen and Ansar    The Muhajireen (the Immigrant Muslims from Makkah) had come to Madinah without any preparation. There were some rich persons also among them, but they had immigrated in unfavorable circumstances and had not been able…

Download Construction of Masjide Nabawi and Family Quarters     After settling down in Madinah, the first thing the Prophet (PBUH) did was to construct a Masjid. Until then he used to pray in the area where domestic animals were kept.…

The Prophet’s Welcome at Madinah          The news of the Prophet’s arrival had already reached Madinah and the whole city was eagerly awaiting him. Young children enthusiastically told one another that the Prophet (PBUH) was arriving there soon. People used…

Suraqa’s Pursuit     The Quraysh had announced that whoever arrests Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) or Abu Bakr would be rewarded with one hundred camels. When Suraqa heard about it, he came out in the hope of winning the prize. At one…

The Prophet’s Emigration to Madinah      When the Quraysh noticed that the Muslims were gaining strength in Madinah and that Islam was on the rise, they called an open meeting in Darul Nadwa, which was the center for consultation, to…

The Second ‘Oqba Pledge Thus due to the efforts of Mus’ab Islam spread among the tribes of the Ansar. Consequently, the next year, in the thirteenth year of prophethood, seventy-three men and two women came to Makkah with the caravan…

The First ‘Oqba Pledge and Spread of Islam        In the eleventh year of prophethood, in the Hajj season, the Prophet (PBUH) heard some people talking in the darkness of night at ‘Oqba, which was at the distance of a…

            Inviting Arab Tribes to Islam     Now the Prophet (PBUH) started visiting different tribes by going to their areas. He also went outside Makkah and waited for a traveler whom he could invite to Islam and to the virtue…

 Death of Abu Talib and Hazrat Khadija        In the tenth year of the prophethood, Abu Talib, the Prophet’s uncle and father of Hazrat ‘Ali, breathed his last. (Fathul Bari, 7: 194. Sahihayn. ) He had taken care of the…

Abu Bakar Alienation in Makkah         The tyranny of the Quraysh was now not limited only to the weak and the helpless. Hazrat Abu Bakr’s clan was respectable and strong and he did not lack in helpers and friends. Yet,…

 Uthman bin Maz’un’s Sufferings     Uthman bin Maz’un was among those who had returned from Habsha (Abyssinia) at the wrong information mentioned above. In accordance with the Arab tradition, he obtained the protection (Jawaar) of Waleed bin Mugheera to enter…

Hazrat ‘Umar Accepts Islam  Hazrat ‘Umar was twenty-seven when the Prophet (PBUH) was blessed with messengership. Due to Zayd, the message of Tawheed (Oneness of God) was already introduced in Hazrat ‘Umar’s family. Zayd’s son Sa’eed, had accepted Islam and…

   The ruler of Abyssinia was a Christian. The disbelievers of Makkah presented themselves to his court with gifts and requested him to hand over to them the runaways from Makkah who had taken refuge in his country. The king…

 Quraysh Torture Muslims Realizing that they could not persecute the Prophet (PBUH) as much as they wished, the Quraysh started pouring their wrath upon the poor persons who had accepted Islam. They used to catch them at noon and force…

‘Otba’s Conversation with the Prophet (PBUH)      The Prophet Muhammad  – When the disbelievers of Makkah noticed that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not ready to give up propagating Islam, they decided to buy him with a lucrative offer, or…

‘Otba’s Conversation with the Prophet (PBUH)       When the disbelievers of Makkah noticed that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not ready to give up propagating Islam, they decided to buy him with a lucrative offer, or frighten him with a…

Divine Care and Training       Polytheism | Polytheism Definition and Religions Facts – The Prophet (PBUH) never practiced any act of Shirk (Polytheism) even in the days when he was not yet invested as prophet. Once the Quraysh invited him to…