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  • His Death Sickness & Abu Bakr Leads People in Prayer – II

    There are many lessons and benefits to be learned from this article, some of which are: 1- It is recommended to visit the graves of the martyrs of Uhud and the people of Al-Baqee’ and to supplicate for them on the condition that one does not travel a long distance solely for the purpose of doing this and it that it does not include religious.. More

  • His Death Sickness & Abu Bakr Leads People in Prayer – I

    After the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, returned from the Farewell Hajj, he stayed in Madeenah for the rest of Thul-Hijjah and the following months of Muharram and Safar. He also equipped the army of Usaamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him. Towards the end of Safar, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, began to.. More

  • The Battle of Badr and the Issue of the Captives - II

    The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did not forget those who had not attended the battle for special reasons that were valid under the Sharee‘ah, like: - ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan, may Allah be pleased with him, who was nursing his sick wife, Ruqayyah, may Allah be pleased with her, the daughter of the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More

  • The Battle of Badr and the Issue of the Captives - I

    The Battle of Badr ended but the believers were still reliving the delightful moments of victory, while recalling the scenes of humiliation and torture they had suffered at the hands of the tyrants of Quraysh during their persecution in Makkah. On seeing the corpses of the polytheists scattered here and there, the believers felt indescribable feelings.. More

  • Calling the Tribes to Islam

    Years passed from when the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, had begun calling the people of Makkah to Islam. They met his Da‘wah (call) with stubbornness and harmed him severely, but he endured all the hardships he met with great patience. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, wanted to spread his Da‘wah outside.. More

  • Disbelievers of Quraysh Mistreat the Believers – II

    There was a group of believers who were subjected to such atrocious torment that it would make one’s blood run cold. Those who were of high social standing were protected to some extent, but many besides them were subjected to much harm. For example, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, had his head covered with dust, and was beaten savagely.. More

  • Disbelievers of Quraysh Mistreat the Believers – I

    The disbelievers opposed the Da‘wah (call) of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in many ways, and they used various methods to avert people from the Way of Allah The Almighty and distort the features of Islam. However, all these means and methods proved to be a great failure. Therefore, they resorted to a meaner and fiercer way.. More

  • The Pledge of Ar-Ridhwaan – II

    Allah the Exalted told His Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, that He was satisfied with his Companions because of them pledging allegiance to him to perform Jihaad with him and challenge Quraysh without fleeing from the battlefield, regardless of how many sacrifices this would entail. Abu Sinaan, may Allah be pleased with him, was the first.. More

  • The Pledge of Ar-Ridhwaan – I

    Anyone who reads the biography of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the history of the Islamic Da‘wah (call) will find that all the events mentioned therein are interrelated. The best example of this is the Pledge of Ar-Ridhwaan, which was closely related to the Treaty of Al-Hudaybiyyah, and was even a direct factor behind.. More

  • The commencement of the secret Da‘wah – III

    The next batches of people begin embracing Islam The members of the second batch that embraced Islam were Abu ‘Ubaydah bin Al-Jarraah, Abu Salamah (‘Abdullaah bin ‘Abd Al- Asad bin Makhzoom bin Murrah, who was son of Barrah bint ‘Abd Al Muttalib, the paternal aunt of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam; he was also.. More

  • The commencement of the secret Da‘wah – II

    Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, embraces Islam He was the first free, noble man to believe in the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He was an intimate friend of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, from before he received revelation. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, described his conversion to Islam.. More

  • The commencement of the secret Da‘wah – I

    After the revelation of the verses of Soorat Al-Muddathir as mentioned in the previous article, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, began his Da’wah (call) to Allah The Almighty and to Islam secretly. Naturally, he began with his household, friends and the closest people to him. 1- Khadeejah, may Allah be pleased with her, embraces.. More

  • The establishment of the first Islamic state -I

    We have already mentioned in the previous article that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, arrived in Al-Madeenah on Friday, Rabee’ Al-Awwal 12, 1 AH, i.e. September 27, 622 CE and took the lower portion of the house of Abu Ayyoob, may Allah be pleased with him, as a temporary residence. The first task to which the Prophet,.. More