Category: Short Biographies and Commentaries

by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Biographies of the Prophet usually treat their subject as if he were a person endowed with great magical powers, one who by mysterious means brought the whole of Arabia under his wing. These books read like fairy tales; even events, which have no miraculous content, have been given a fanciful, miraculous… Continue reading Seerah as a Movement

Part One: Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) Today  One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion such Muslims today. [Editor’s Note: 1.6 billion as of 2010] Not only individuals but entire countries take pride… Continue reading Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) Today

  في مبدأ حياة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعد البعثة A khutbah by late Muhammad Saalih Al `Uthaimeen Summary 1)     The early Muslims.2)     The Prophet calls his tribe and family to Islam.3)     Quraish harasses the Prophet.4)     The death of Khadijah and Abu Taalib.5)     The harassment of the people of Ta’if.6)     The Ansaar (residence of… Continue reading The life of the Prophet after prophecy by Al `Uthaimeen

You may be an atheist or an agnostic or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may have been a Communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your religious and political beliefs, personal and social habits… Continue reading You Must Know Him

What is said about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) In the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful During the centuries of the crusades, all sorts of slanders were invented against Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). But with the birth of the modern age, marked with religious tolerance and freedom of thought, there has been a great change in… Continue reading What They Say – Part I

Additional Sayings about the Prophet (PBUH)   ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms: “….a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men.” (Vol. 12) GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him: “He must be called… Continue reading What They Say – Part II

By Prof. K. S. Ramakrishna Rao, Head of the Department of Philosophy, Government College for Women University of Mysore, Mandya-571401 (Karnatika). Re-printed from “Islam and Modern age”, Hydrabad, March 1978. In the desert of Arabia was Mohammad born, according to Muslim historians, on April 20, 571. The name means highly praised. He is to me… Continue reading Muhammad the Prophet by Prof. K. S. Ramakrishna Rao

[Taken from Introduction to Islam by Muhammad Hamidullah (Centre Culturel Islamique, Paris, 1969), with some changes to make it more readable. The changes are marked by pairs of brackets like around this paragraph.] The Prophet of Islam – His Biography IN the annals of men, individuals have not been lacking who conspicuously devoted their lives… Continue reading The Prophet of Islam by Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah