The harm caused by the Qurayshi polytheists to the Muslims became aggravated due to the patience of the Messenger of Allah and the Muslims in facing their harm, as well as their insistence on continuing to call to Allah The Almighty, and the spread of Islam in the Arab tribes. The level of harm against them reached.. More
Some books of prophetic biography have mentioned that the leaders of Makkah entered into negotiations after this incident with the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, offering him temptations that would certainly have made anyone who was seeking worldly gains give in. However, the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa.. More
One day the polytheists gathered and said, “Let the most knowledgeable one amongst us in sorcery, soothsaying and poetry go to that man [i.e. Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] who has disunited our group, dispersed our ranks and criticized our religion, and talk to him and see his response.” It was said, “We do not know.. More
Lessons and benefits to be learned (continued):
- The courage of Abu Tharr, may Allah be pleased with him, and his firmness upon the truth: he declared his reversion to Islam among the gatherings of the Quraysh out of defiance to them, and in order to declare the truth. It seems that he understood that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,.. More
Abu Tharr, may Allah be pleased with him, was dissatisfied at the practices of the pre-Islamic era and refused to worship idols. He would criticize those who would associate partners with Allah The Almighty. He was praying the three years before he reverted to Islam without directing himself to a certain Qiblah (prayer direction). It seems that he had.. More
The most significant objections of the leaders of polytheism were directed towards the oneness of Allah The Exalted, belief in the Last Day, the prophethood of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the Noble Quran, which The Lord of the Worlds had revealed to him:
Fourth: Their attitude towards the Noble Quran
The polytheists did not.. More
The most significant objections of the leaders of polytheism were directed towards the oneness of Allah The Exalted, belief in the Last Day, the prophethood of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the Noble Quran, which The Lord of the Worlds had revealed to him:
Third: Their objection to the Prophethood of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi.. More
The most significant objections of the leaders of polytheism were directed towards the oneness of Allah The Exalted, belief in the Last Day, the prophethood of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the Noble Quran, which The Lord of the Worlds had revealed to him:
Second: Disbelief in the Hereafter
The polytheists met the call of the.. More
The most significant objections of the leaders of polytheism were directed towards the oneness of Allah The Exalted, belief in the Last Day, the prophethood of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the Noble Quran, which The Lord of the Worlds had revealed to him:
First: Their objection to the Oneness of Allah The Almighty
The polytheists.. More
‘Abdullaah bin ‘Abd Al-Muttalib was the dearest son of his father. Therefore, after ‘Abdullaah was saved from being slaughteredwhen ‘Abd Al-Muttalib ransomed him for a hundred camels, ‘Abd Al-Muttalib married him to one of the most honorable women in Makkah, namely Aaminah bint Wahb bin ‘Abd Manaaf bin Zuhrah bin.. More
Allah The Almighty safeguarded His Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, from the polytheism of the pre-Islamic days and from the worship of idols. In this respect, it is narrated by Imaam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy upon him, in his Musnad on the authority of Hishaam bin ‘Urwah from his father, may Allah have mercy upon them, that he.. More
Lessons and benefits to be obtained from the incident of the elephant:
1- An affirmation of the honor of the Ka‘bah - the first House to be established for people on earth for worshipping Allah The Almighty:
The honor and sanctity given to it by the Arab polytheists who considered nothing as superior to it was immense. This exalted position.. More
Arab life depended upon traditions and customs, and they had many traditional laws in terms of ancestry, lineage, and tribe-to-tribe and tribe-to-individual relations. This social status could be summed up as follows:
1- Showing limitless vying and boasting of noble ancestry and lineage
They were eager to preserve their lineage, which required them.. More
5- Divorce
Divorce was practiced without fixing a limited number of divorces. A man would divorce his wife, then take her back then divorce her, then take her back, and so on, without end. This custom remained in force even up to the early beginnings of Islam; then, Allah The Almighty revealed (what means): {Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her].. More
Vital events prior to the birth of the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Another such vital event was the following:
This incident is confirmed by the Quran and prophetic Sunnah, and its details are explained in the books of biographies and history, as well as by the scholars of Tafseer (Quranic exegesis) in their compositions... More
Allah The Almighty Says in the Noble Quran (what means): {We have sent you as a mercy for all the worlds.} [Quran, 21:107] This refers to none other than Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa...More