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

90 JewIsh tribes deteriorated greatJr. Nevertheless, those developments by no means affccte<1 the principles underl}~ng the r ...

91 sage and the heart of iu Prophet's acrion; all the later \"erses of the Qumn that refe r to confficts. killing, and fighting ...

92 The danger was real, and it was to become permanent. Some of those people stirred up ancient quarrels between the Aws and the ...

93 Tho~e bonds constituted the Muslim community's spiritual and social strength, and in this Jay the secret of their success bef ...

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CHAPTER Nl!'\F. Medina, Life, and War The Prophet and his Companions who had come from f..{ecca were grad - ually settling down ...

In I~ Footstepi of the ProplHt knew it and were expecting some imminent reaction from the clan and family members they knew so w ...

ll!~din{/, Lift, and War^97 er intelligence about their leaders' intentions. Coming upon a caravan, Abdullah ibn Jahsh and the m ...

98 Then the Prophet received a Revelation that left no room for doubt: Permission [to fight] is glven to those against whom war ...

/l!tdi/fa, ufi, ,,!'Ii War^99 checked one set o f people Ime oppressors] by means of another, the earth would indeed be full o f ...

100 in 1m Footsteps of the ProplNt tradition, the new orientation of prayer restored a direct ritual and spiri- tuallink between ...

Medina, Lift, and War^101 :Muhammad set off at the head of 309 (or 313, according to some accounts) of hi s Companions, includin ...

102 In the FootJlrp! if fix Prophtl This attitude comforted and pleased the Prophet, but this was what he could naturally have e ...

Mtdi1l4, life, and War^103 :.~nsc and their abiliry (0 go beyond mere blind obedience o r mechanical, mind-de stroying imitatio ...

104 /// fix J w /mpl 0/ fix Prophet The Ba ttle of Badr When it had become clear chat the cara-an had escaped and that a full- s ...

M(fJina, ufo, and War 105 The batue began with three duels involving Hamzah, Ali, and Ubaydah ibn al-Harith: Hamzah and Ali over ...

106 In liH FtxifJItPI oj 1m Propbtt was also present and who had also secretly embraced Islam, rus hed o n her bro th er-in-law ...

Medina, Lift, and War \07 in human history. History teaches us, after all, that nothing and nobody should be idealized. When the ...

108 In tb, Footittp,; oj the Prophet quench their thirst fo r r evenge. An insp ired dream had enabled him to foil an assassinat ...

Medina, Lift, and War^109 of the covenant, such a case should have been dealt with by the Prophet and resolved peacefully accord ...