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The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets
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Contents
About the Author
Table of Contents
Publishers’ Note
Foreword
Preface - Volume II
I - Early Establishment of Madinah and Foundation of the Islamic Government
State of Madinah
Arrival in Quba - 20 September 622 AD
Arrival at Madinah and the First Friday Prayer
Residence at the Home of Abu Ayyub
Construction of Masjid-e-Nabawi
Commencement of Adhan
Increase in the Rakat of Salat
First Muslim From Among the Jews
First Muslim From Among the People of Persia
Non-Muslim Leaders of the Aus and Khazraj
Brotherhood of the Ansar and Muhajrin
Division of Society in Madinah and Treaty with the Jews
Threatening Letter from the Quraish to the Idolaters of Madinah
Threat of Abu Jahl
Death of Walid bin Mughirah and Bloody Intentions of the Quraish
Nights of Fear in Madinah
Unified Opposition of the Arab Tribes and Delicate State of the Muslims
First Child of the Muhajirin after Migration and Affection of the Holy Prophet (sa)
Demise of two Chieftains From Among the Ansar
Death of Two Enemies of Islam
II - Commencement of Jihād by the Sword and Fundamental Discussion on Jihād
Does Islām Permit Compulsion in the Matter of Religion?
State of Muslims at the Commencement of Jihād Refutes the Notion of Compulsion
No Individual Has Ever Been Coerced to Become Muslim
Lives of the Companions Reject the Notion of Compulsion
Desire of the Holy Prophetsa to Reconcile Rejects the Notion of Compulsion
Muslims Achieved Exceptional Progress During a Time of Peace
Hundreds of Disbelievers Remained Averse to Islām at the Victory of Makkah
Causes of War
First Qur’ānic Verse Regarding Jihād
Holy Qur’ān as the Most Authentic Historical Evidence
Some Additional Qur’ānic Verses Relevant to Jihād
Some Fundamental Narrations Relevant to Jihād by the Sword
Manner of War in Arabia
Categories of the Islāmic Wars
Etiquette of Islāmic Jihād
Commencement of Jihād & Precautionary Measures of the Holy Prophetsa
III - Early Battles, Commencement of Fasting, Alteration of the Qiblah and Initial Discussion on the Battle of Badr
Commencement of Ghazwāt and Sarāyah and the Ghazwah of Waddān - Ṣafar 2 A.H.
Sariyyah of ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Ḥārithra- Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A.H.
Sariyyah of Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalibra - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A.H.
Ghazwah of Buwāṭ - Rabī‘ul-Ākhir 2 A.H.
Ghazwah of ‘Ushairah & Sariyyah of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ - Jamādiyul-Ūlā 2 A.H.
Attack of Kurz bin Jābir and Ghazwah of Safwān - Jamādiyul-Ākhir 2 A.H.
Sariyyah of ‘Abdullāh bin Jaḥsh towards Nakhlah
Alteration of the Qiblah
Fasting in Ramaḍān
‘Īdul-Fiṭr
Introductory Discussion Relevant to the Battle of Badr
IV - Battle of Badr, Establishment of the Islāmic Empire and Destruction of the Chieftains of the Quraish
Battle of Badr - Ramaḍān 2 A.H. (March 623 A.D.)
Effect of Badr Upon the Idolaters of Madīnah
Victory of the Byzantine Empire and Prophecy of the Holy Prophetsa
V - Conduct of the Holy Prophetsa with Slaves and His Teachings on the Issue of Slavery
Issue of Slavery and the Holy Prophetsa
Teaching of the Holy Prophetsa Regarding the Betterment of Existing Slaves
Teaching of the Holy Prophetsa Regarding the Manumission of Existing Slaves
Permanent System for the Manumission of Slaves
Doctrine Relevant to Freed Slaves
How Did the Muslims Act upon the Teaching of the Manumission of Slaves
All Doors of Advancement were Open to Freed Slaves
Why Were All Slaves Not Freed at Once?
Why Did Slavery Continue to Remain in Islāmic Countries?
A Final Testament of the Holy Prophetsa Regarding Slaves
Teaching of the Holy Prophetsa to Prevent Future Slavery
Issue of Prisoners of War
Is it Permissible for Prisoners to be executed?
Specific Issue Relating to Bond-Women
A Question of Female Prisoners
VI - Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishahra and an Exposition of Her Age at the Time, the Issue of Polygamy and Two Fabricated Incidents
Rukhsatānah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishahra - Month of Shawwāl 2 A.H.
Polygamy Practiced by the Holy Prophetsa and its Wisdoms
Two Fabricated Incidents
VII - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents
Ghazwah Qarqaratul-Kudr - Shawwāl 2 A.H.
Ghazwah of Sawīq - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H
‘Īdul-Aḍḥā - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H
Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimahra - Dhul-Hijjah 2 A.H.
Ghazwah of Banū Qainuqā‘ - Late 2 A.H.
Jannatul-Baqī‘ and the First Person to be Buried Therein
Ghazwah of Dhi ‘Amr - Muḥarram or Ṣafar 3 A.H.
Marriage of Ummi Kulthūmra - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A.H.
Ghazwah of Buḥrān - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 3 A.H.
Sariyyah of Zaid bin Ḥārithahra Towards Qaradah - Jamādiyul-Ākhirah 3 A.H.
Execution of Ka‘b bin Ashraf - Jamādiyul-Ākhirah 3 A.H.
Is Falsehood and Deception Permitted in War?
Marriage of Ḥafṣah bint ‘Umarra - Sha‘bān 3 A.H.
Birth of Imām Ḥasan - Ramaḍān 3 A.H.
VIII - Blow of a Misfortune, Law of Inheritance, Prohibition of Alcohol, Treachery of the Disbelievers and Two Tragic Incidents
Battle of Uḥud - Shawwāl 3 A.H. (March 624 A.D.)
Ghazwah of Ḥamrā’ul-Asad
Outcomes of the Battle of Uḥud
Islāmic Law of Inheritance
Prohibition of Alcohol
Mischief by the Banū Asad and the Sariyyah of Abū Salamah - Muḥarram 4 A.H.
Mischief of the Banū Laḥyān and Execution of Sufyān - Muḥarram 4 A.H.
Treachery of the Disbelievers and the Incident of Rajī‘ - Ṣafar 4 A.H.
Incident of Bi‘r-e-Ma‘ūnah
IX - Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur’ān, Marriage of Ḥaḍrat the Hypocrites Zainabra, the Great Calumny and Mischief of
Exile of the Banū Naḍīr - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 4 A.H.
Ḥaḍrat Ummul-Mu’minīn Zainab bint Khuzaimahra
Birth of Ḥusainra - Sha‘bān 4 A.H.
Ghazwah of Badrul-Mau‘id - Dhū Qa‘dah
Marriage to Ummi Salamahra - Shawwāl 4 A.H
Personal Scribe of the Holy Prophetsa and Learning Hebrew
Compilation of the Qur’ān
Sequence of the Holy Qur’ān
The Holy Prophetsa as an International Judge
Mother of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alīra Passes Away
Ghazwah of Dummatul-Jandal and a New Addition to the Islāmic Wars - Rabī‘ul-Awwal 5 A.H
Lunar Eclipse in Madīnah and Ṣalāt-e-Khusūf
Famine in Makkah and Compassion of the Holy Prophetsa Towards the Quraish
Marriage of Zainab bint Jaḥashra - 5 A.H.
Revelation of Injunctions Regarding Pardah
Remaining Events Relevant to the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Zainabra
Would the Holy Prophetsa Concoct Revelation According to His Own Will?
Ghazwah of Banū Muṣṭaliq and the Great Calumny - Sha‘bān 5 A.H.
The Great Calumny
Marriage of Juwairiyah bint Hārithra
Permission for Birth Control
X - Siege of Madīnah and Delicate State of the Muslims, Failure of the Disbelievers and Reality of Miracles
Battle of the Confederates or Battle of the Ditch - Shawwāl 5 A.H. (February/March 627 A.D.)
Reality of Miracles
Remaining Events Relevant to the Ghazwah of the Ditch
XI - Treachery of the Banū Quraiẓah and the End of the Jews in Madīnah, Laws of Marriage and Divorce
Ghazwah of Banū Quraiẓah - Dhu Qa‘dah 5 A.H. (March/April 627 A.D.)
False Incident of Raiḥānah
Account of Banū Quraiẓah and Non-Muslim Historians
Demise of the Head Chieftain of the Ansār and Reality of the Bounties of Paradise
Reality of the Bounties of Paradise
Various Miscellaneous Incidents of 5 A.H.
Attention of the Holy Prophetsa towards Military Exercise
Islāmic Law of Marriage and Divorce
XII - First Era of Life in Madīnah Comes to an End and the Islāmic System of Government
The Dawn of a New Era
Islāmic System of Government
True Right of Government Rests with the Majority and Reaches Individuals Through Democracy
Consultation is Necessary in Government
How was the Khilāfat of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umarra and Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmānra Established?
Khilāfat of the Banū Umayyah was not a True Islāmic Khilāfat
Conditions for the Appointment of a Successor
Can A Person Resign from Leadership?
The Question of Deposition and Election for a Fixed Term; as well as the Difference between Religious and Secular Rulers
Islāmic Standard of Obedience
Deposition of a Government is Not Permissible Whilst Living Under its Rule
Is the Right of Leadership Specific to the Quraish?
Relations with Non-Muslims
Religious Tolerance
The Issue of Jizyah
General Treatment and Political Relations
Justice and Equity
Aid for Destitute Dhimmīs
Regard for Sentiments
Reverence for the Religious Leaders of Other Nations
Glossary of Terms
Index of Subject Matter