The Treaties The Prophet Muhammed (r) made many treaties with the local tribes and the chiefs ofstates the surrounding the Arabian Peninsula and very strictly adhered to the terms of histreaties. When once he entered into any treaty with anyone,…
Letters to Monarchs When the Prophet (r) expressed his desire to send letters to the kings of the Arabs andnon-Arabs, the companions advised him to affix his seal on the letter for the kings usuallyrefuse to entertain the unsealed ones.…
Eternal Rest After the religion brought by the Prophet (r) had been made perfect and complete, Allah sent down the revelation: “This day I have perfected your religion, completed my favors upon you, and declared Islam as your Religion” [Soorah…
Farewell Pilgrimage Everything had come about as willed by Allah. The faith in One God had cleansed and illuminated the souls. The devil within had been cast away together with the vileness of the pagan past. The false deities been…
Conquest of Makkah The Quraysh finally broke the treaty of Hudaybia. They helped the tribe of Banu Bakr (theirallies) with weapons and men against Banu Khuza’a (the Muslim’s allies) in which Banu Khuza’a lost a number of their men. Banu…
Truce of Hudaibiyah The Prophet (r) had a vision that he entered Makkah and circumambulated the sacred House of God. It was a true dream from God, as it would later come true, although the period, month or year of…
THE BATTLE OF THE TRENCHES The reason for this battle was to eliminate the Muslims once and for all. The Jews were the real instigators of hostilities leading to the composing of this alliance. The battle of the Trenches, or,…
THE BATTLE OF UHUD The reason for this battle was that Quraysh wanted to avenge their tribesmen who werekilled in the battle of Badr. It was in the middle of Shawwal, 3 A.H. near mount Uhud, which were few kilometers…
Permission to Fight AND BATTLE OF BADR The Muslims gradually amassed power and became strong enough to fight against their enemies. They were first told to resist aggression and then later on permitted to fight against the mischievous ones. But…
Hypocrisy raisesits head in Madinah There was no motivation for deception and double dealing in Makkah. Islam was helpless,harried and harassed there. Moreover, none had the power to turn the tide in Makkah, nor could anyone think of gaining any…
