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Jan 1, 622
Migration to Medinah
The prophet migrated from Makkah to Medinah 13 years after he first began preaching the religion of Islam. The Quraysh and their comrades, had decided upon killing the prophet, because of the fact that he was a threat to their religion. Allah SWT instructed him to leave for the city of Yathrib, soon to become the city of the prophet. He remained there for the following next years, gaining more followers in the process. -
Jan 1, 622
Migration to Medina part 2
In response to the leaving Muslims, the Makkans decided upon taking away all of their properties. The main motive of the Quraysh, was to effectively destroy Islam, as well as permanently stop the spread for once and for all, as they thought that it was a threat to their religion. When the time came, for the prophet to leave Makkah, in order to prevent being killed (the Quraysh were going to the prophet's home at night and were planning to kill him in his sleep) - (CONT) -
Jan 1, 624
Battle of Badr part 3
would prosper above the Qurraysh and the non believers. This is the supplication which the prophet made to Allah SWT before the battle began: God this is Quraish. It has come with all its arrogance and boastfulness, trying to discredit Thy Apostle. God, I ask Thee to humiliate them tomorrow. God, if this Muslim band will perish today, Thou shall not be worshipped. [1]" 70 pagans were killed, and 20 prisoners were taken by the Muslims. -
Feb 24, 624
Battle of Badr part 2
(CONT) who sacrificed themselves for their deen (religion) Before the start of the battle, the prophet was extremely anxious, because of the fact that he believed that this potentially could be the turning point of Islam, - if they lost the battle, they would all suffer greatly, having to build themselves together again, (when they had only recently joined together) however, if the battle was won, then the Muslims would all become much more stronger and would continue to prosper above the (CONT) -
Mar 10, 624
Battle of Badr
The Qurraysh and inhabitants of Makkah, were unhappy with the propehet's success (when concerning the constantly increasing rates of Muslim followers) . The Battle of Badr, took place on the 7th of Ramadan. It was also the first ever battle, which the disbelievers had had with the believers. There were three components, which the Muslims used throuhgout the battle; the personality, leadership, and firmness of the prophet. When the general offense was broken, there many believers who sacrificed -
Mar 24, 625
Battle of Uhud
At the very beginning of the battle, it was predicted that the defending Muslims would win the battle. However, as the battle wore on, the Muslims did not listen and stopped listening to the Prophet's instructions. An army of 3000, came from Makkah, led by Abu Sufyan. There were 700 Muslim fighters led by the prophet. The Muslims were outnumbered 50:1. They met at the slopes of mount Uhud. There were 50 archers set up at a nearby hill. In the end the Muslims retreated to the hills of Mount Uhud. -
Feb 24, 627
Battle of the Trench
The Jewish tribes were furious with their banishment from Medinah. The prophet, had banished two of the tribes, and their homes and belongings still remained inside Medinah. The banished tribes, were passionate about retrieving their land again. In order to do this, they decided upon asking other arab tribes for help (in declaring war upon the prophet) One tribe still remained inside, and did not wish to g -
Feb 24, 627
Battle of teh Trench part 2
get kicked out/ banished from Madinah. At first, the Qurraysh did not wish to get invovled with battle with the Muslims (they alll vividly remembered the previous battles) however throughotu the utilization of bribery and promises, the Jewish tribes were successful in gathering the Qurayshites for battle. Following this, the Jewish gathered the Gatafan tribes for battle. The Quraysh had 10 thousand fighters in all (army was led by Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb) Jews agreed to give one year’s harvest of Kh -
Mar 25, 627
Battle of trench part 4
could not shift a large rock, the prophet hit it thrice, each time he was rewarded with a vision. keys of Syria, red castles, white castles of Madain in Persia, gates of Sanaa. The siege lasted for 27 days, during these times, the Muslims were trapped because the other tribe from within had also decided to fight against them, food was also scarce. However because the prophet continued supplicating, Allah SWT helped them out in hte end. -
Migration to Medina part 3
Ali Ibn Abu Talib, the prophet's cousin stayed behind (also known as the fourth caliphate) as a decoy. Upon arrival in Medina, the city was renamed Madinah an Nabi (city of the prophet) it is now known as "Madinah al Munawarrah" (the enlightened city) This event, is and was extremely important to teh Muslims, it can also be considered as a turning point for Islam, because teh prophet and the Muslims were able to live seperately to the non believers in their own community, and live righteously. -
Treaty of Hudaiybiyah
After 6 years of establishing a healthy Muslim community, Prophet Muhammed PBUH had a dream- a vision which showed him performing Umrah with his followers in Makkah and Tawaff around the Kaabah. He and his followers were all very eager to return to see the Kaabah and return to their homeland. The prophet set out with some of his followers, however when the Qurraysh heard about their motives, were worried and did not want the Muslims to enter their land, because they believed that they would appe -
Treaty of Hudaiybiyah part 2
thought that they would appear weak, and that this would be another victory for the muslims and another one of their failures. The Muslims were halted at Al Hudaiybiyah which is a well, not too far from Makkah. Here the prophet negotiated with the Qurraysh, and upon many talks, they finally decided upon signing a peace treaty. The terms of the treaty were extremely biased and unfair on Muslim's part,- firstly, they were not permitted to go for Umrah that year, however were permitted to return th -
Battle of the trench part 3
Khaybar to the Ghatafan in response for their military expenses. However the Muslims had less than 3000 fighters and were severely outnumbered. The muslims used their initiative when they listened to Salman al Farsi and dug a large trench which lay in front of them and stopped the enemies from easily jumping over on their horses. They all worked collaboratively, and placed sacks of sand in front of the trench for further protection from arrows. At one point in time, when the Muslims could not mo -
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This day no reproach shall be on you. God will forgive you; He is the Most Merciful of the Merciful. You can go away! This was most unexpected and a large amount of Qurraysh became muslim upon percieving his forgiving nature. -
Conclusion
In understanding and comprehending these historical components of the prophet's journey, we not only learn about the hardships which were faced in the time period for the muslims, however, we also learn to appreciate teh value and importance of our Faith at a much higher level. Unfortunatley, in modern times, we can often take things for granted, Islam may just be another "normal component" of our daily lives, However upon understanding the battles and hardships which were faced we appreciate an -
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Al Hudaiybiyah part 3
return teh following year, no weapons were permitted inside, save for the normal weapons of a traveller (small knife), and lastly, if a Muslim left from Madinah to join the Quraysh they would not be rejected, however, if a new Muslim left from the Qurraysh to join the other Muslims they would have to be turned back. Lastly, the Qurayshites did not permit Prophet Muhammed PBUH to sign his name with teh title of the prophet. Many of Prophet Muhammed's followers were saddened but he consoled them. -
Conquest of Makkah
Two years following the creation of the treaty of Hudaiybiyah, It was broken. This occured when a tribe from within Madinah, broke off from the side of the Muslims and became allies with the opposing side. In response, the Prophet Muhammed took an army of 10,000 to Makkah. Upon arriving in Makkah, the leaders automatically surrendered to the the Muslims. The prophet announced: Those who shelter in the Ka’ba are safe; those who shelter in the house of Abu Sufyan are safe, and those who remain -
Conquest of Makkah two
Those who shelter in the Ka’ba are safe; those who shelter in the house of Abu Sufyan are safe, and those who remain confined to their houses are also safe. The Qurraysh were strongly afraid of the fact that the muslims may take over Makkah, because they believed that they would take revenge on the way in which they had been treated. However, the prophet clearly stated that they were not planning on taking any revenge : This day no reproach shall be on you. God will forgive you; He is th
