New Believers Face Difficulties: Makkah Rejects Prophet Muhammad

Chapter 4 “We love to help you, accept your counsel, and trust in your words,” one of his uncles, Abu Talib, answered to his request. These are your kinspeople, and I am one of them, but I am the quickest to accomplish what you want. Carry out the instructions. I will safeguard and defend you,…

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The Best Teacher in the World and New Believers: Islam Goes Public

Chapter 3 Some of the early converts to Islam who embraced the religion immediately after the start of the revelation. They were all people close to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), whom he trusted. For the first three years, the Prophet (peace be upon him) only invited people he believed would adopt Islam. He…

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Waraqa, the Angel Gabriel, and the First Muslims

Chapter 2 The first contact between Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Angel Gabriel in the cave near Makkah left him disturbed.He was worried about what had transpired and worried about his own safety.As described in ChapterĀ 1, Lady Khadijah did her utmost to calm him down. To soothe him further, she accompanied him to…

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The Prophet Muhammad, Lady Khadijah, and the Beginning of the Quranic Revelation

Chapter 1 It begins in Makkah with his loving first wife, Lady Khadijah, and concludes 23 years later in Madinah at the home of his dearest wife, Lady Aishah. Prophet Muhammad: An Unrivaled Husband Prophet Muhammad: An Unrivaled Husband When our Prophet (peace be upon him) first saw Angel Gabriel in a cave in Makkah…