Month: February 2009

The Prophet on the Battlefield The Quraishites, mortified at the escape of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) along with his devoted companions, and jealous of his growing power in Madinah, kept a stringent watch over the Muslims left behind and persecuted them in every possible way. They also initiated clandestine contacts with ‘Abdullah bin… Continue reading The Prophet on the Battlefield

Pact with the Jews Soon after emigrating to Madinah and making sure that the pillars of the new Islamic community were well established on strong bases of administrative, political and ideological unity, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) commenced to establish regular and clearly-defined relations with non-Muslims. All of these efforts were exerted solely to… Continue reading A Cooperation and Non-Aggression

A New Society Being Built We have already mentioned that the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) arrived in Madinah on Friday, 12th Rabi‘ Al-Awwal 1 A.H., i.e. September 27th. 622 A.D. and took the downstairs of Abi Ayyub’s house as a temporary residence. The first task to which the Prophet (Peace be upon… Continue reading A New Society being built

The First Phase … The Status Quo in Madinah at the Time of Emigration Emigration to Madinah could never be attributable to attempts to escape from jeers and oppression only, but it also constituted a sort of cooperation with the aim of erecting the pillars of a new society in a secure place. Hence it… Continue reading The First Phase … The Status Quo in Madinah at the Time of Emigration

Migration of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) Life in Madinah When the iniquitous decision had been made, Gabriel was sent down to Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to reveal to him Quraish’s plot and give him his Lord’s Permission to leave Makkah. He fixed to him the time of migration and asked him not… Continue reading Migration of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) Life in Madinah

The Vanguard of Migration (in the Cause of Allah) After the endorsement of the Second ‘Aqabah Pledge and the establishment of a petite Muslim state in a vast desert surging with disbelief and ignorance — the most serious gain in terms of Islam —, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) gave his leave for the… Continue reading The Vanguard of Migration (in the Cause of Allah)

The First ‘Aqabah Pledge We have already spoken about six Madinese who embraced Islam in the pilgrimage season in the eleventh year of Prophethood. They promised to communicate the Message of Islam to their townsfolk. The following year, on the occasion of the pilgrimage, there came a group of twelve disciples ready to acknowledge Muhammad… Continue reading The First ‘Aqabah Pledge