by admin | Apr 8, 2024 | Prophet Muhammad
And those who perform jihad for Us, We shall certainly guide them in Our ways, and Godis surely with the doers of good. (Quran XXXIX; 69) You have returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad. (Hadith) The Arabic term jihad, usually translated into European...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Prophet Muhammad
The Prophet (peace be upon him) preached to the Jews and hoped and prayed for their salvation. The incident at Banu Qurayzah is often cited as the brutal murder of innocent Jews, but what is often left out is its historical context. The conflict was not about the...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Prophet Muhammad
The Prophet liked to go to the Ka`bah enclosure at night. He would stand there in prayer for long hours. One evening, he suddenly felt deeply tired and in great need of sleep. He therefore lay down near the Ka`bah and fell asleep. Muhammad (peace be upon him) has...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Prophet Muhammad
By Dr. `Ali Al-Salabi Abu Talib (the uncle of the Prophet) would often travel to Ash-Sham (Syria and surrounding regions) and elsewhere for business purposes. On one such journey, he took the Prophet (peace be upon him) along with him; also accompanying them were...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Prophet Muhammad
The Reason of the Battle of Badr A caravan belonging to Quraish had escaped an imminent military encounter with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his men. When their return from Syria approached, the Prophet dispatched Talhah ibn `Ubaidullah and Sa`id ibn...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Prophet Muhammad
By Dr `Ali Al-Salabi Being of noble lineage does not guarantee financial stability, a fact that Abu Talib knew all too well. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was still young, Abu Talib was going through a financial crisis; he had many mouths to feed, and business...