The Vanguard of Migration (in the Cause of Allah)
After the endorsement of the Second `Aqabah Pledge and the establishment of a small Muslim state in a vast desert […]
The Second `Aqabah Pledge
The next year, the thirteenth year of Prophethood, June 622 C.E., during the pilgrimage season, over seventy converts from Madinah […]
The First `Aqabah Pledge
We have already spoken about the six people from Madinah who embraced Islam in the pilgrimage season in the eleventh […]
Al-Isra’ & Al-Mi`raj
The last days of the Makkan phase of the Prophet’s life are noted for alternating fortunes ranging between two extremes: […]
The Third Stage – Calling unto Islam Beyond Makkah
In Shawwal (in the end of May or the beginning of June 619 C.E.) of the tenth year of Prophethood, […]
The Second Stage – Open Preaching
First Revelation Regarding the Preaching “And warn your tribe of near kindred.’’ [26:214] This was the first Verse to be […]
The First Stage – Strife in the Way of the Call
It is well-known that Makkah was the religious center for the Arabs, and housed the custodians of the Ka`bah. Protection […]
Life in Makkah – In the Shade of the Message and Prophethood
In the Cave of Hira When Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was nearly […]
Muhammad’s (SAW) Birth and Forty Years Prior to Prophethood
His Birth Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Master of Prophets, was born in […]
The Lineage and family of Muhammad SAW
With respect to the lineage of Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), there are […]