Prophet Muhammad’s last Sermon, mount Arafat On the return of the sacred month of pilgrimage, the Prophet, under the presentiment of hisapproaching end, determined to make a farewell pilgrimage to Mecca. In February 632, he leftMedina with…
Attack from the Jews of Khaibar thwarted In the same year the Jews of Khaibar, a strongly fortified territory at a distance of four days’journey from Medina, showed implacable hatred towards the Muslims. United by alliance with…
Prophet Muhammad dispatches envoys About this time it was revealed to the Prophet that his mission should be universal. He dispatchedseveral envoys to invite the neighboring sovereigns to Islam. The embassy to the king of Persia,Chosroes Parvis,…
Enemy’s Army (headed by Abu Sufyan) march towards Madina In the same year, the enemies of Islam made every possible attempt to stir up the tribes against theMuslims. The Jews also took an active, if hidden, part…
Makkan Avenge Loss in Badr – Battle of Uhud The next battle between the Quraish and the Muslims was the battle of Uhud, a hill about fourmiles to the north of Medina. The idolaters, to revenge their…
Muhammad‘s Charter – Jews and Muslims unite to defend against enemies Medina and its suburb were at this time inhabited by three distinct parties, the Emigrants, theHelpers, and the Jews. In order to weld them together into…
Prophet muhammad listen to women’s oath of fidelity at Al-Aqaba In this year, twelve men of Yathrib, of whom ten were of the Jewish tribe of Khazraj and the othertwo of Aws, came to Meccan and took…
Miraj (Ascension to the Heavens) on a creature called Buraq In the twelfth year of his mission, the Prophet made his night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem,and thence to heaven. His journey, known in history as Miraj…
Umar Al-Khattab submits to Islam During this period, ‘Umar Al-Khattab adopted Islam. In him the new faith gained a valuable adherent and an important factor in the future development and propagation of Islam. Hitherto he had been…
Quraish increase Persecution – First Hijra of 615 C.E. to Abyssinia Persecution by the Quraish grew fiercer every day and the sufferings of the Prophet’s disciples became unbearable. He had heard of the righteousness, tolerance, and hospitality…
