In the tenth year Hijra, the Prophet ﷺ wanted to perform Haj with his followers. He proceeded to Makah in the last week of Dhul Qa’ada. He arrived at the Dhul Hulaifah[1] before the afternoon prayer and performed Ihram from there. It took eight days to reach Makah. Once he arrived at Makah he performed […]
The signs of the journey towards Allah appeared in the last year of the Prophet’s life. In the last Ramadan, Jibreel read and reviewed Quran twice with him. He clearly indicated to the closeness of his death in his Haj speech in H. 10, which is called as ‘Farwell speech’. Farewell to Uhd and Baqee
Cause: Byzantine or Roma was the superpower of the sixth century. Muslims fought with them in Mu’tah battle and showed their power. Having their superiority questioned by Muslims, they planned to attack Muslims. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about their preparation in the year 9 H. Roman army included some Arab tribes as well. World
According to the Hudaibiya treaty, any tribe can join either Quraish or Muslims. Tribe Banu Bakr joined Quraish and Khuza’a joined Muslims. After a while, Banu Bakr attacked Banu Khuza’a breaking the treaty in Sha’aban 8 Hijra. Quraish helped Banu Bakr with men and arms. Banu Khuza’a sought the help of Muslims. The Prophet ﷺ
The Conquest of Khaibar The Jews in Khaibar had made several attempts to eradicate Muslims, but all failed. After the Hudaibiya treaty, the threat of Quraish disappeared and the Prophet ﷺ turned his attention to deal with Jews and those Bedouin tribes who joined against Muslims in Khandaq battle. Jews of Khaibar apparently assisted the
Background: Hudaibiya treaty called so because the treaty held in a place called “Hudaibiya”[1]. The Prophet ﷺ had a dream in which he was seen as performing the rituals of Umrah. In the sixth year of Hijra, the Prophet ﷺ with his 1500 companions proceeded to Makah to perform Umrah. The intention was only to
Soon after the Prophetﷺ returned to Madina, the Angel Jibreel u came down and asked him to march towards Banu Quraida[1]. He suddenly left Madina with his army consisted of 3000 men. They laid seize on the forts of Banu Quraida. It’s chief Ka’ab bin Asad consulted with his followers, but they couldn’t suggest any healthy opinion. Eventually, they agreed to surrender to the Prophet ﷺ, but they wanted to consult Abu Lubaba t, one of Aws tribe which was in alliance with Banu Quraida, to discuss the next step
The Jews of Banu Nadheer were furious over the irresistible advance of Muslims. They were too scared to wage a direct war against Muslims. They were not warriors and were living in protected forts. Being unable to defeat Muslims by their own power, they decided to ignite other people towards the violent battle with Muslims. Twenty heads of Jews went to Makah, provoked Quraish against the Prophet ﷺ and offered full support.
Quraish determined to revenge for the fatal defeat in Badr. The leaders like Abu Jahl, Utba and Umayah were killed in Badr. The young leaders Abu Sufyan, Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl and Safwan bin Umayah led the campaign to take revenge. They dedicated the profit of the escaped Abu Sufyan caravan to buy weapons
This is the first-ever battle that decided the future of Islam. Those who participated in Badr battle held in high esteem throughout the history of Islam. Here is the brief account of the battle.