AR-RaheeQ Al-Makhtum

Memoirs of the Noble Prophet (PBUH)

by Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

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• Publisher Note

• Author’s Note

• Certificate

• Location and nature of Arab Tribes

  • Location of the Arabs

  • Arab Tribes

• Rulership and Princeship among the Arabs

  • Rulership in Yemen

  • Rulership in Heerah

  • Rulership in Geographical Syria

  • Rulership in Hijaz

  • The Reasons of this war have been illustrated in three versions

  • Rulership in Pan-Arabia

  • The political situation

• Religions of the Arabs

  • The Religious situation

• Aspects of Pre-Islamic Arabian Society

  • Social life of the Arabs

  • The Economic Situation

• The Lineage and Family of Muhammad [pbuh]

  • The prophetic Family

• Muhammad’s Birth and Forty years prior Prophethood

  • His Birth

  • Babyhood

  • Back to his passionate Mother

  • To His compassionate Grandfather

  • Bahira, the Monk

  • The Sacrilegious wars

  • Al-Fudoul confederacy

  • Muhammad’s Early Job

  • His Marriage to Khadijah

  • Rebuilding Al-Ka‘bah and the Arbitration Issue

  • A Rapid Review of Muhammad’s Biography before commissioning of the Prophethood

• In the Shade of the Message and Prophethood

  • In the Cave of Hira’

  • Gabriel brings down the Revelation

  • Interruption of Revelation

  • Once more, Gabriel brings Allah’s Revelation

  • Some details pertinent to the successive stages of Revelation

  • Proclaiming Allah, the All-High; and the Immediate Constituents

• Phases and stages of the call

• The First Stage

• Strife in the Way of the Call

  • Three years of Secret Call

  • The Early Converts

  • As-Salat (the Prayer)

  • The Quraishites learn about the Call

• The Second Phase

• Open Preaching

  • First Revelation regarding the Preaching

  • Calling the Closest Kinspeople

  • On Mount As-Safa

  • Shouting the Truth and the Polytheists’ Reaction

  • An Advisory Council to debar

  • Pilgrims from Muhammad’s Call

  • Attempts made to check the Onward March of Islam

  • Persecutions

  • The House of Al-Arqum

  • The First Migration to Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

  • Quraish’s Machination against the Emigrants

  • Once more Quraish approaches Abu Talib

  • The Tyrants’ Decision to kill the Prophet [pbuh]

  • The Conversion of Hamzah bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib

  • The Conversion of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab

  • Quraish’s Representative negotiates with the Messenger of Allah [pbuh]

  • Abu Talib assmbles Bani Hashim and Bani Al-Muttalib

• General Social Boycott

  • A Pact of Injustice and Aggression

• The Final Phase of the Diplomacy of Negotiation

• The Year of Grief

  • Abu Talib’s Death

  • Khadijah passes away to the Mercy of Allah

  • His Marriage to Sawdah [ra] in Shawwal, the tenth year of Prophethood

• Factors inspiring patience and perserverance

• The Third Phase

• Calling unto Islam beyond Makkah

• Islam being introduced to Arabian Tribes and Individuals

• Hope inspiring Breezes from the Madinese

• Marriage of the Prophet [pbuh] to ‘Aisha ÑÖì Çááå Úäå

• Al-Isra’ and Al-Mir‘raj

• The First ‘Aqabah Pledge

• The Muslim Envoy in Madinah

• The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge

• The Vanguard of Migration (in the Cause of Allah)

• In An-Nadwah (Council) House

• The Parliament of Quraish

• Migration of the Prophet [pbuh] Life in Madinah

• The First Phase

• The Status Quo in Madinah at the Time of Emigration

• A New Society being built

• A Charter of Islamic Alliance

• A Cooperation and Non-Aggression

• Pact with the Jews

• The Prophet on the Battlefield

• Pre-Badr Missions and Invasions

• The Battle of Badr

• The First Decisive Battle in the History of Islam

• Reason of the Battle

• Some Significant Instances of Devotion

• Reaction in Makkah

• Madinah receives the News of Victory

• The Battle of Badr in its Qur’anic Context

• The Military Activities between Badr and Uhud

• Al-Kudr Invasion

• An Attempt on the Life of the Prophet [pbuh]

• Invasion of Bani Qainuqa‘

• The Qainuqa‘ Jews breach the Covenant

• As-Sawiq Invasion

• Dhi Amr Invasion

• Ka‘b bin Al-Ashraf, killed

• The Invasion of Buhran

• Zaid bin Harithah leads a Compaign on the Trade Routes of Quraish

• The Battle of Uhud

• A Consultation Assembly for a Defence Plan

• Dividing the Islamic Army into phalanxes and Departure to the Battlefield

• Parading the Army

• Passing the Night between Uhud and Madinah

• The Rebellion of ‘Abdullah bin Ubai and his Followers

• The Remainder of the Islamic Army are on the Move to Uhud

• The Defence Plan

• The Messenger of Allah [pbuh] implants the Spirit of Bravery among his Armed Forces

• Recruitment of the Makkan Army

• Political Manoeuvres of Quraish

• The effort of Quraishite women at waging the Zeal of Men

• The Combat

• Assassination of Asadullah (the Lion of Allah) Hamzah bin ‘Abdul Muttalib

• Bringing the Situation under Control

• From his wife’s lap to Sword-fights and Sorrows

• The Contribution of the Archers squad to the Battle.

• The Archers’s Fatal Mistake

• The Most Awkward Hour in the Messenger’s Life

• Multilation of the Martyrs

• Burial of the Martyrs

• Hamrâ’ Al-Asad Invasion

• The Observations of the Noble Qur’ân on the Battle of Uhud

• Lessons and Moralities

• Military Platoons and Missions between the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Confederates

• Abi Salamah Mission

• An Errand led by ‘Abdullah bin Unais

• The Event of Ar-Raji‘

• The Tragedy of Ma‘una Well

• Bani An-Nadeer Invasion

• The Invasion of Najd

• The Invasion of Badr, the Second

• The Invasion of Doumat Al-Jaudal

• Al-Ahzab (the Confederates) Invasion

• Invading Banu Quraiza

• Military Activities continued

• Bani Lihyan Invasion

• Expeditions and Delegations continued

• Bani Al-Mustaliq (Muraisi‘) Ghazwah Sha‘ban 6 Hijri

• The treacherous Role of the Hypocrites

• Prior to the Bani Al-Mustaliq Ghazwah

• The wicked Role they played in the Course of the Ghazwah of Bani Al-Mustaliq

• The Slander Affair

• Delegations and Expeditions following

• Al-Muraisi‘ Ghazwah

• Al-Hudaibiyah Treaty (Dhul Qu‘dah 6 A.H.)

• Al-Hudaibiya Treaty: Socio Political Impact

• The Second Stage

• A New Phase of Islamic Action

• The Prophet’s Plans to spread the Message of Islam to beyond Arabia

• A Deputation to Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

• Letter to the Vicegerent of Egypt, called Muqawqas

• A Letter to chosroes, Emperor of Persia

• The Envoy to Caesar, King of Rome

• A Letter to Mundhir bin Sawa, Governor of Bahrain

• A Letter to Haudha bin ‘Ali, Governor of Yamama.

• A Letter to Harith bin Abi Shamir Al-Ghassani, King of Damascus

• A Letter to the King of ‘Oman, Jaifer, and his Bother ‘Abd Al-Jalandi

• Post-Hudaibiyah Hostilities

• Dhu Qarad Invasion

• The Conquest of Khaibar (in Moharram, 7 A.H.)

• The Actual operation begins

• The Second Part of Khaibar Conquered

• Negotiations

• Distribution of Spoils

• Sporadic Invasions

• The Expedition called Dhat-ur-Riqa‘ (in the year 7 A.H.)

• The Compensatory ‘Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage)

• The Battle of Mu’tah

• Dhat As-Salasil Compaign

• Khadrah Campaign

• The Conquest of Makkah

• Pre-conquest Events

• Preparations for the Attach on Makkah, and the Prophet’s Attempt at imposing a News Black-out

• The Third Stage

• Hunain Ghazwah

• The Enemy’s march and their Encampment at Awtas

• The war-experienced Man wongs the Leader’s Judgement

• Reconnoitering the Weapons of the Messenger of Allah [pbuh]

• Reconnoitering the Enemy’s Weapons

• The Messenger of Allah [pbuh] leaves Makkah for Hunain

• The Islamic Army stunned the Archers and the Attackers

• Muslims’ return to the Battlefield, and the fierceness of the Fight

• Reverse of Fortunes and the Enemy’s utter Defeat

• Hot pursuit of the Enemy

• Ta’if Compaign

• The Distribution of the Booty at al-Ji‘ranah

• The Helpers (Al-Ansar) are furious at the Messenger of Allah [pbuh]

• Arrival of the Hawazin Delegation

• Lesser Pilgrimage (Al-‘Umrah) to Makkah and leaving for Madinah

• Missions and Platoons After the Conquest

• The Platoons

• The Invasion of Tabuk in Rajab, in the year 9 A.H.

• The underlying Reasons

• General News about the Byzantines and Ghassanide Preparations for War

• Particular News about the Byzantine and Ghassanide preparations for War

• The Muslim Army is leaving for Tabuk

• The Army of Islam at Tabuk

• Returning to Madinah

• The People Who lagged Behind

• The Invasion of Tabuk and its Far-Reaching Ramifications

• The Qur’ânic Verses Relating to this Invasion

• Some Important Events that featured that Year

• Abu Bakr ÑÖì Çááå Úäå performs the Pilgrimage

• A Meditation on the Ghazawat

• People embrace the Religion of Allah in Large Crowds

• The Delegations

• The Success and Impact of the Call

• The Farewell Pilgrimage

• The Last Expeditions

• The Journey to Allah, the Sublime

• Symptoms of Farewell

• The Start of the Disease

• The Last Week

• Five days before death

• Four days before his death

• A Day or Two prior to Death

• A Day before his Death

• The Last day Alive

• The Prophet [pbuh] breathes his Last

• The companions’ concern over the Prophet’s Death

• Umar’s Attitude

• Abu Bakr’s Attitude

• Burial and Farewell Preparations to his Honourable Body

• The Prophet Household

• The Prophet [pbuh] , Attributes and Manners

• Beauty of creation

• The perfection of Soul and Nobility