CHAPTER 14 Prophet Muhammad Completes the Hijrah Plan to Madinah By the thirteenth year of the Prophethood, nearly all the inhabitants of Yathrib (Madinah) knew about Islam. Mus’ab, the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) first envoy to Madinah, had done an excellent job inviting people to Islam, as mentioned in the last article. Almost every house…
CHAPTER 13 Prophet Muhammad Prepares to Move to Madinah One short-term solution was for him to meet pilgrims coming to Makkah from different parts of the Arabian Peninsula. So, in the 10th year of the revelation, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) met pilgrims from several tribes. He arranged for these meetings to be held…
CHAPTER 12 Prophet Muhammad Returns Back to Makkah from Heaven On his way back to Makkah, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw many details from the unseen realm that God mentions in the Quran. Among them, he saw Paradise (Jannah) and Hell. He saw people punished in Hell for sins they had committed in this…
CHAPTER 11 Prophet Muhammad’s Miraculous Night Journey: A Divine Gift Have you ever been through a difficult time in life when you were surrounded with many hardships? At that time, did you feel like all doors were closed and the whole world was against you? That is how Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) must…
CHAPTER 10 Prophet Muhammad Goes to Ta’if: Most Difficult Day of His Life Would you walk fifty miles to convey the message of Islam to people in another city? This is what Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did in the tenth year of the revelation. It is known as the Year of Grief. His…
CHAPTER 8 Can you imagine how you’d feel if your country imposed a complete economic blockade on your country for three years? Indeed, this is what occurred to the early Muslims in Makkah between the seventh and tenth years of the Prophet’s mission. The Quraish imposed a complete economic and social blockade on them. They…
CHAPTER 7 When Muslims witness a new convert to Islam in mosques or at conferences, they frequently exhibit a jubilant disposition. But why do we rejoice? In addition to the convert’s genuine sense of happiness, there is an important community dimension. As Islam is perpetually under attack, new converts strengthen the faith of their Muslim…
Prayer…a source of empowerment During some of the most difficult and tumultuous periods of his mission, the Prophet (pbuh) resorted to prayer as an inexhaustible source of tranquility, spiritual relief and fortitude. Prayer is the first and foremost source of human empowerment. This was clearly demonstrated on many occasions during his time in Makkah, where he…
An inspiring wisdom By Ustatha Zeinab Moustafa (Um Jehad) An ancient saying goes: “In the struggle between the running water and the rocks it runs against; on the long run, it is always the running water that prevails.” There are so many fascinating insights that could be sought from this. Scientific facts assert…
What if people fasted truly? Fasting is part of the divine prescription for the development of man so that their uprightness may be in accordance with Allah’s will. It is because of this that fasting was ordained in all divine scriptures, in one way or another. Fasting connects man to his Creator in a way…