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

130 1 n tb~ FOOf!lqJi 0/ lin Prophtt Banu Nadir Many Muslims were taken prisoner during those years after falling into ambushes ...

131 their mutual assistance agreement. tvluhammad knew that since the Banu Q aynuqa's forced exile, the Banu Nadir had become su ...

132 In the r '(j()tJtep; if 1m Prop!;t! The situation was so exceptional that Revelation made express mention of it: "\'\fhateve ...

Trirh and TrMJOn^133 Exce llence and Singularity The Prophet held one of his Companions, called Abu Lubabah, in great esteem, so ...

134 In the FODi!ftp! Df fix Prophd lapse and his lack o f steadfasmess. r orgiveness came, and the Prophet himself unfastened Ab ...

Tn'des and lna;on^135 undtrstand how they glorify Him. Vtrily He IS Oft-Forbearing, 1'1ost Forgiving!7 And the bird in the sky e ...

136 In Ibt FwISkPl of fbe Prophtt reminded that such communion was beyond his own human power: ''Not if you had spent all that i ...

T ridu and T muon^137 bJuhammad and his community must be attacked and eliminated. To this end, they contacted other tribes to i ...

(^138) In the FoOtsttpl of the Prophet liked it and they decided to imp lement it. They had to act fast, h aving o nly a week to ...

Tricks and TmJiQn^139 th rough work molded their fraternity an d sense of belonging, and also made it possible to give co llecti ...

140 III the FtJ(Iht"PI of f/J, Prophet Co nsultariom began between the various tribes to find the best means of shortening the s ...

l'riw alia TrtaRIlI^141 came from so many froms that the Muslims couJd not per form the early afternoon and midafte.rnoon prayer ...

142 In fhi FootstepJ 0/ tht ProP~1 \,,\fhen the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said: "This is what God and His 1Iess ...

Tricks and T "fa.wn^143 was a personal initiative meant to protect them, they tefused the terms o f that treaty and informed the ...

(^144) I" fIN rlJOtllrps uf the I'ropkl and so he scnt Hudhayfah to gather imeUigcnce during the night. H ud- harfah came back w ...

Tricks and T muon^145 accepted both. This attitude was to have major consequences for the future of the Muslim community, as aft ...

146 prisoners, many had also been exiled from th~ Banu Nadu. Thus, his clemency had had no effect on most of those who had enjoy ...

T rirA!l and T rYlaian^147 Prophet asked her to join him tn Medina with her small daughter Umamah. Zaynab deeply loved he r husb ...

(^148) I" fIN FootStepl 0/ tbt Propbtt convert, but they let him go anyway, allowing him the freedom to choose and rhe time need ...

CHAPTER nVELVE A Dream, Peace The victory over the Confederates and then the expedition against the Banu Qurayzah had changed th ...