The Biography of the Prophet

No man has ever had the glowing desire to meet the Lord as possessed by the Prophet (r), and Allah now gave him permission to qu ...

BEGINNING OF THE ILLNESS The sickness of the Prophet (r) began shortly before the end of Safar. Late in one night, the Prophet ( ...

While the Prophet (r) was caught in a debilitating sickness, he inquired, “Has everybody offered prayers?” Those attending him r ...

“I commend the Ansaar to you, for, behold, they are my intimates and bosom friends. They have fulfilled their duty, and now what ...

When he was about to breathe his last, he said repeatedly “Lo! Be careful of prayer and of those whom you possess or have under ...

little barley left in a cupboard. It lasted for a few days until she weighed it, and that very day it was all used. The Prophet ...

hurried back from his house. For a moment he stopped at the door of the mosque where ‘Umar was resolutely speaking to the people ...

Normalcy returned thereafter. The initial shock and grief gave way to tranquility and con- fidence and the Muslims again turned ...

Letters to Monarchs When the Prophet (r) expressed his desire to send letters to the kings of the Arabs and non-Arabs, the compa ...

Glory be to Allah besides whom there is no God, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Peace, the Faithful, the Protector. I bear witness ...

The Byzantine empire, then calling itself "New Rome", had along with its Iranian counter- part, kept a tight hand over the civil ...

The work of Heraclius was undone, but he was decidedly one of the most extraordinary and inconsistent Emperors who assumed the c ...

liquors and the finest perfumes. Love of music had grown into craze, which had stipulated its development in the reign of Chosro ...

say that it contains 4,000 palaces, 4,000 baths, 40, 000 Jews and 400 theatres for the enter- tainment of the nobles." (Husn-ul- ...

by Him unto Mary, the mother of Jesus. In so far as the Negus to whom the Prophet (r) had sent his letter is concerned, he was, ...

Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Had there been any king in his family? Abu Sufyan: No. Heraclius: Who have followed him? Are they the ...

And I asked if his followers were increasing and you said that they were gaining in num- bers. Faith is always like that for it ...

WHO WERE THE ARISEEN? Araisiyan or Ariseen is the word used by the Prophet (r) in his letter to Heraclius. No oth- er letter wri ...

In a few years the whole of Iran lay at the feet of the Muslims. The bulk of the population adopted Islam and there were born in ...

The Treaties The Prophet Muhammed (r) made many treaties with the local tribes and the chiefs of states the surrounding the Arab ...