The Biography of the Prophet

Chapter “The Enshrouded One” - ‘O You wrapped up in Your cloak, Arise and warn.” (Ibn Hisham, Vol. I, pp. 289-91 and Al-Bukhaari ...

Quraish in a fix As the enmity of persecutors increased, so did the number of the Prophet’s followers. The Quraysh were baffled ...

HAMZA ACCEPTS ISLAM Once, Abu Jahl happened to pass by the Prophet (r) near the mount of Safa. He insulted the Prophet (r) and h ...

“Now listen to me,” said the Prophet (r). “In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, and he continued to recite Soora ...

Muslims Migrate to Abyssina The Prophet (r) saw his followers standing up to their convictions in spite of persecutions, and his ...

streated our neighbors and our strong exploited the weak. We thus lived that way, until God raised among us an Prophet (r), of w ...

Negus took a straw from the ground and said, “By God, Jesus, son of Mary, does not ex- ceed what you have said by the length of ...

Umar Embraces Islam Islam was then further strengthened by the conversion of ‘Umar to the truth as brought about by the Prophet ...

All this happened abruptly, but now, both husband and wife boldly and openly asserted: “Yes, we are Muslims; we believed in Alla ...

now with ‘Umar’s conversion, the Muslims knew that it was likely to send the Quraysh in jitters. They were particularly embitter ...

Boycott of Bani Hashim The spread of Islam among the tribes further aggravated the resentment of the Quraysh. They came together ...

Quraysh had assembled in the sanctuary, Zuhayr whose mother ‘Atika was daughter of ‘Abdul Muttalib, cried out to the people, “O ...

The order of the Messenger (r) to his companions (May Allah be pleased with them) con- cerning the first and second emigrations ...

The Year of Grief DEATH OF ABU TALIB AND KHADIJAH Soon after the end of the boycott, in the tenth year of his mission, the Proph ...

Ibn al-Dughunna informed Abu Bakr of what he had been told by the Quraysh, but he rep- lied, “I renounce your guardianship; I am ...

Journey to Taif The death of Abu Talib signaled the beginning of a difficult period for the Prophet (r). None of the Qurayshites ...

injured and smeared with blood. These oppressions grievously dejected the Prophet (r), whereby being in such a state of depressi ...

The Ascension It was during this period that the Prophet (r) found himself transported at night to the Ka'bah and from there to ...

The event is, at the same time, indicative of the comprehensiveness of the Prophet's Pro- phethood, the place accorded to his fo ...

TRIBES INVITED TO ISLAM Thereafter the Prophet (r) started convening the members of different tribes who came to Makkah for the ...