In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad

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CI-IAPTF.R SIX Resistance, Humility, and E xile The clan chiefs kept mocking !vluhammad and encouraging others to crit- icize an ...

52 is a reward that will never fail." Say: " D o you deny He \'{'ho crcated the carth in two days [rytltiJ, and do you join equa ...

Re;iJfan(t, Hllmility, and F-xik^53 attack, torture, and kill, to those who want miracles and proofs, the prophet invariably ans ...

54 I" the FooI/ltPS Df fix Prophtf " Won't you invoke God for us, that He may help us?" The Pro phet firm- ly answered: "Among t ...

~mtana, Humili!), and f,;;..ilt^55 heart. Later on, Muslim scholars were to rely on this example, among oth- ers, in asserting t ...

(^56) ," J/H 'fWl$ItpS o/,IN Propbtl their own standpoint to try to interpret and undcrsmnd the messengers' intentions and objec ...

RmJtontt, Huf/tiliry, and Exilt Jewish dignitaries about the nature and truthfulness of this new Revelation. The Yathrib Jews we ...

58 1" Ibt flJ()tl /fPS if fbe Prophtl being aware in one's mind and heart of the rcallimirs of human power. Fo r the second time ...

59 Abyssinia The huoiliations and persecutions increased as Revelation of Quranic verses w~nt 00. Now they were no longer aimed ...

60 In tbt Foof!f~1 r1 the Prophtf emissaries, Amr ibn al~As and Abdullah ibn Rabiah, in o rder to dissuade him from granting tho ...

have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and that 1 am not unchaste?" He said: "So nt will be]; your Lord says: That is ea ...

62 III/he FooIJltps r1 the PrrJpbtl share the population's faith, they were received, protected, aod tolerated. They had d ecide ...

LHAI'Il:.R 5EVE...'1 7 Trials, Elevation, and Hopes In Mecca, the situation was getting worse. Islam's fiercest opponents, along ...

64 In tlH fWfJltPI of Ibt PropiNl been reciting. They both denied the fact, but Umar insisted that he defi- nitely had heard the ...

65 reached the door, the occupants were afraid because Umar was still carry- ing his sword in his belt. But the Prophet told th ...

(^66) In the FI)()/JtejJJ 0/ the Propbet clan chiefs that Muslims were present among them and were determined. Umar and H amzah, ...

Tria/s, Elet'alion, and Hoper^67 Among the Quraysh, many tho ught that this boycott was unnecessary, if not useless. Some of cou ...

68 In the Foof!!rp, 0/ the Prophet d escribes the relationship between husb and and wife: "They are your gar- ments as you are t ...

Trial!, E/u'(J/ion, I1nd Hops^69 o f suange tribes? Not only did they refuse to discuss the matter, but they mobilized the popul ...