ERA OF ISLAM

The battle of Hunain occurred just after the conquest of Mecca. It was the month of Shawwal (8th Hijra 629 AD). When the tribes of Hawazin and Saqeef thought that they could fight and defeat the Muslims. They had the misapprehension that in case...

The treaty of Hudaibya really proved a great victory for the Muslims. After this treaty, the number of the Muslims began to rise rapidly. Now the Muslims were in such a large number that they need not be afraid of the infidels of Mecca. They were...

The battle of Mauta happened in the 8th year of Hijrah As we have read the Holy Prophet (PBUH) had sent letters to the rulers of some other countries; the ruler of Busra was also one of them. The Prophet (PBUH) had sent Haris bin Umair(RA) to him...

As we have already read there lived in Madina some tribes of the Jews also they too, in those days were expecting the appearance of the Last Prophet of ALLAH, but they hoped that the Last Prophet (PBUH) would come of them. So, when they saw that...

The battle of Ahzab occurred in the 5th year of Hijrah(627 A D )and then in the next year(6 Hijrah-628 AD), the Holy Prophet (PBUH)intended to perform Umra(Pilgrimage) of Ka'ba. There was a convention in Arabia since olden days that all kinds of...

Seeing Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him) getting success, and Islam flourished in Madina, the infidels of Mecca became more furious than ever. Now they planned to uproot Islam and the Muslims forever from the face...

It is generally thought that Islam is a religion preached and started by Hazrat Muhammad (PUBH) fourteen hundred years ago. But this not correct. In fact, Islam is to the religion of mankind and started on the day man came to live on this planet....

After the building of Prophet's mosque or Islamic centre and rehabilitation of the Muhajirs, the third step taken by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was the political one. He founded a political system that consisted of the Muslims, Jews and idolaters of...

In the sixth month of Hijra, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) established the relationship of brotherhood between the Muhajireen and Ansar. As stated above, those who came from Mecca were called as’Muhajir’ which means'one that left his native land and went...

Call The Azan or prayer call had not yet been introduced in the initial stage of Islam. In Mecca, the Muslims were a small minority, and they could be assembled for prayer from the neighborhood by a call delivered in an ordinary voice. But, in Madina...

In Madina, the Muslims got a shelter. Now they were not as helpless and distressed as they were in Mecca. Now they could freely adore and worship ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA) and reform their lives according to the ways of Islam. Also, the Muslims who...

When the Prophet (PBUH) reached the locality of Banu Salem it was the time of noon prayer. The Prophet (PBUH) got down from Quswa and delivered a sermon. After the sermon, with all his companions, he performed the Jum'a prayer. This was the first...

The Muslims of Yasrib wished that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) Too should migrate and come over to Yasrib but the Prophet (PBUH) was waiting for instruction in this regard from ALLAH (SUBHANA WA TALA). He was not ready to move until he was ordered to....

About 350 miles away from Mecca in the north, there was a city called in those days Yasrib. Although the inhabitants of this city were also idolaters but they were not as harsh as those of Mecca. They were, rather, mild and conciliatory people. Besides...

The Holy Prophet (PBUH)being disappointed with the treatment of the Meccan people, one day left Mecca for Ta'if, a town about forty miles away from Mecca. He made a speech there and wanted to show the people the Right Path. But the inhabitants of...

      Such offers were worthless to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) who was working with a noble and supreme mission. But his refusal to accept their inducement made the Quraish much frustrated and furious, and they became more cruel and...

          As it has been stated above the conditions prevailing in the society were not congenial to Hazrat Muhammad "Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam "(Peace Be Upon Him). He strictly abstained from the evils of the society and...

The country of Arabia where the Last Prophet of ALLAH (PBUH) was born in those days was for behind in culture and civilization from the countries mentioned above. There was, however, a time in ancient days when the Arabs conquered the lands of Babylon,...

          Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) the Last Prophet of ALLAH was born in Mecca about 2500 years after Ismail (AS) and 570 years after Christ. There is a slight difference of opinion about his date of birth. Generally, it is...

History of the Muslims or Islamic Millat starts from the day Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was blessed with the revelation of ALLAH’s Message. But to comprehend it fully we also must be aware of the conditions of the world prevailing in those days. The...