The Biography of the Prophet

emotions reigned until the two tribes were about to grapple with one another, but the presence of the Prophet (r) calmed them do ...

Truce of Hudaibiyah The Prophet (r) had a vision that he entered Makkah and circumambulated the sacred House of God. It was a tr ...

The Prophet (r) then spurred the camel to move. The camel immediately sprang up on her legs, but changed her direction and start ...

THE PLEDGE OF RIDHWAN In the meantime, the Prophet (r) was informed that ‘Uthman had been killed. He sum- moned the people to vo ...

THE TREATY OF PEACE In the meantime another man of Bani Kinana, Mikraz b. Hafs, arrived in Makkah. He agreed with what the earli ...

The Prophet (r) agreed to include the clause in the agreement. Suhayl then bravely suggested, “If one of us joins you, he shall ...

The terms of the agreement and the obligation to return without performing ‘Umra re- duced the Muslims to the most profound depr ...

raysh, robbed their property and threatened the trade route. Once again the trade of Mak- kah was endangered. The things got so ...

its burdens, people began to meet in safety and converse together. And no intelligent man was apprised of Islam who did not ente ...

Conquest of Makkah The Quraysh finally broke the treaty of Hudaybia. They helped the tribe of Banu Bakr (their allies) with weap ...

several Muslims (12 soldiers). The siege continued for some twenty-five to thirty nights. Allah had not willed the fall of Ta’if ...

pany of the Prophet’s companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Tents were often set- up for them in the courtyard of the Pro ...

Kinana and his friends replied angrily, “Ibn al-Khattab, we have not come to ask you.” Then turning to the Prophet (r) he said, ...

Farewell Pilgrimage Everything had come about as willed by Allah. The faith in One God had cleansed and illu- minated the souls. ...

mented it with a few more in a tremor of excitement. But the Prophet (r) did not admonish them. He kept on repeating the acclama ...

struck at the roots of polytheism and ignorance. He commanded to treat as inviolable and sacrosanct the life, honor and property ...

(may Allah be pleased with him) to give the call for prayers and performed the sunset prayer before the camels were rested and u ...

The Prophet (r) remained at the place to perform the stoning of the Jamrahs on the three days after the Day of Sacrifice, known ...

O people, do you know in which city you are, what month and what day is this?” asked the Prophet (r) from his audience. They rep ...

Eternal Rest After the religion brought by the Prophet (r) had been made perfect and complete, Allah sent down the revelation: “ ...