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Wed 25 Shaban 1445AH 6-3-2024AD at 6:47 am #91130
Who is Prophet Muhammad?
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He was chosen by Allah to hold His message of Islam to the world by receiving revelations of the Quran that he was asked to spread to the whole world. He was Allah’s last messenger after isa Alaihis Salam , who promised his prophecy, to deliver the chosen religion of Allah ﷻ : Islam….
Prophet Muhammad’s full name is Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. His family was a very respectable family who worked in politics and commerce in Makkah
Birth and Rearing
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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born in Makkah on RabiAwwal 12, 570 CE. His father died before his birth. The infant Muhammad ﷺ was handed to a Bedouin wet nurse(Halimah) to be brought up by her in the healthy atmosphere of the desert. At the age of five, prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned to the care of his mother, Aminah bint Wahb, but she died a year later. Muhammad ﷺ then went to his paternal grandfather,
Abdul Muttalib. He died when Muhammad ﷺ was eight, and the boy was then brought up by his uncle Abu Talib. At the age of twelve, he accompanied his uncle in a merchant’s caravan to Syria.As a Young Man
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The prophet Muhammad ﷺ was content to work as a shepherd, but his uncle Abu Talib desired something better for him and obtained him employment with a rich widow, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ibn Asad. Thus Muhammad ﷺ found himself at the age of 25 in charge of a caravan conveying merchandise to Syria. On his return, Khadijah was so pleased with his successful management of her business and was so attracted by his noble character that she sent her sister to offer the young man Khadijah’s hand. Muhammad ﷺ had felt drawn to Khadijah, and so matters were soon arranged. Their 26 years of married life were singularly happy. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ continued to work as a merchant. His fairness further enhanced his reputation as “Al-Amin” (The Trustworthy). He continued to take an ever-increasing interest in public affairs and to exert himself in the service of the poor, the helpless, and the weak.In the Cave
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Whenever the iniquities of his people oppressed him,Muhammad ﷺ retired to the solitude of a cave in Mount Hira’ outside Makkah. There his soul tried to peer into the mysteries of creation, of life and death, of good and evil, to find order out of chaos. Solitude became a passion with him, and every year he would retire to the cave for the whole month of Ramadhan to mediate.First Revelation
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It was on one of these occasions, when he was 40 years of age, that Muhammad ﷺ received the call. One night, while lying absorbed in his thoughts in the solitude of the cave, Muhammad ﷺ was commanded by a mighty voice to go forth and preach. Muhammad ﷺ rose trembling and hastened home to seek rest and solace in Khadijah’s tender care, and she calmed and comforted him. She later consulted her kinsman, Waraqah ibn Nawfal. He declared that the heavenly message that had come to Moses had now come to Muhammad ﷺ, and that he was chosen as a prophet of Allah.First Converts
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Khadijah was the first to accept the truth of Islam.The prophet Muhammad then communicated his experience to his cousinAli, his adopted son Zayd, and his intimate friend Abu Bakr. The Prophet began by preaching his mission secretly first among his intimate friends, then among the members of his own tribe, and thereafter publicly in the city and suburbs. The Quraysh tribe were the guardians of the Ka
bah, which was a source of great prestige and profit to their city, Makkah. They were, therefore, seriously alarmed and became actively hostile towards Muhammad ﷺHijrah to Abyssinia
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The fury of the people of Makkah knew no bounds. Muhammad ﷺ was subjected to insults, to personal violence, and to the bitterest persecution, and his converts were most relentlessly oppressed, persecuted, and tortured. Therefore, in the fifth year of his mission, The prophet Muhammad advised them to leave the country and seek refuge from the persecution of the idolaters among the Christian people of Abyssinia. Muhammad ﷺ and a few stalwart followers remained in Makkah and suffered untold misery and oppression, but still their number continued to increase.The Boycott
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The Quraysh outlawed Muhammad ﷺ and asked his clan to forgo their right to avenge his blood. The proud clansmen refused to give up the right at the bidding of the people of Makkah, who thereupon boycotted them. After three years, the ban was lifted. A year later, Muhammad ﷺ lost his uncle Abu Talib and his wife Khadijah. The death of Abu Talib removed the last check on the Makkans’ violence. Persecution grew ever fiercer, and Muhammad ﷺ sought refuge in the neighboring city of Ta’if, where he was met with great hostility and barely escaped with his life.Hijrah to Madinah
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The prophet Muhammad took council with his Makkan followers, and it was decided that they should immigrate to Madinah. They left gradually and unobtrusively, Muhammad ﷺ remaining to the last. Their departure was soon discovered by the Quraysh, who decided to slay Muhammad ﷺ before he, too, escaped. They, therefore, cast lots and chose forty men, one from each clan, who took a solemn vow to kill Muhammad ﷺ. They were to strike simultaneously so that the murder could not be avenged on any one clan. But on the night they were to kill him, Muhammad ﷺ left Makkah with Abu Bakr.The prophet Muhammad was now free to preach, and his followers increased rapidly. The Muslims could now worship freely and live according to the laws of Allah. But the people of Makkah were not going to allow Muhammad’s movement to take root in Madinah. They organized three great expeditions against the city, but all were beaten back.
Treaty of Hudaybiyah
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Eventually the Makkans and Muslims concluded the Treaty of Hudaybiyah to maintain peace and to observe neutrality in their conflicts with third parties. According to the treaty, the Muslims were to return to Madinah that year without performing the pilgrimage, but they could come to do that the following year when the Quraysh would vacate the city for them for three days.Back in Makkah
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It was not until AH 8 that the Muslims were able to put an end to this war by gaining a bloodless victory over Makkah when the Makkans violated the terms of their treaty. The people of Makkah, who had relentlessly oppressed Muhammad ﷺand his followers for 21 years, expected dire vengeance, but in the hour of their defeat, they were treated with the greatest magnanimity. “Go, you are free!” were the words with which prophet Muhammad gave them general amnesty. The Prophet removed all the idols in and around the Ka`bah, saying, [The Truth has come and falsehood vanished] (Al-Israa’: 81) and the Muslim call to prayer was heard in this ancient sanctuaryHis Death In AH 10,
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Muhammad ﷺ went to Makkah as a pilgrim, and he felt it was for the last time because the revelation he received there included the verse [This day have I perfected your religion for you…] (Al-Ma’idah: 3). On his return to Madinah, he fell ill of a mortal fever. It lasted for 15 days, but he continued to lead the prayers until 3 days before his death, when he deputed Abu Bakr. At early dawn on the last day of his earthly life, Muhammad ﷺ came out from his room beside the mosque and joined the public prayers, but later in the day he died. The end came peacefully; murmuring of pardon and the company of the righteous in Paradise, the Prophet of Islam breathed his last, After his death, his followers faithfully carried the message of Islam, and within 90 years, the light of Islam reached Spain, North Africa, the Caucasus, China, and IndiaHundreds of years after his death, there are now more than 1 billion people who still follow his message and strive to be more like him. It’s prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the last of Allah’s messengers, and the carrier of the Islam peaceful message to the world.
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