Prophet Mohammad

Do you know Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

Introduction Over the years, the world has seen many occasions when the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him), has been both insulted and mocked – through cartoons, books and most recently on films. The Western institutions remain silent on perpetrators under the pretext of ‘freedom of speech’. Non-Muslims have been taken aback by the passionate Muslim reaction to these provocative acts. The small numbers who threaten and commit acts of violence in response consistently steal the headlines despite the actions of the overwhelming majority – who may be emotional, vocal and angry, but remain peaceful. They are ordinary

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Lessons from the prophet’s Migration

One of greatest events in Islamic history is the migration of our prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca the best land of God to Yathrib which there after was called Almadina Almunawara (The illuminated City), which saw the construction of the first mosque in Islam and the establishment of the Islamic state and the spread of the Islamic religion that illuminated the universe and removed darkness and ignorance of humanity,   There are many lessons learnt from the migration of our beloved prophet, some of the lessons are:   Proper obedience Obedience to God and the implementation of

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Al-Israa and Al-Miraaj

Allah gifted Muhammad (SAW) with the Israa and Miraaj. Al-Israa is when he went from Makah to Baitil-Maqdis and back in one night, and Al-Miraaj is when he climbed to the seventh firmament and back. Al-Israa is mentioned in Chapter 17 verse 1, where Allah says: Glory to (Allah) who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless, — in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is One Who hears and sees (all things). The sacred mosque refers to the

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Some of Muhammad’s (SAW) Miracles

One of his miracles was the splitting of the moon into two. This happened when the pagans of Makkah wanted Muhammad to show them the signs of his prophetic powers. Here Allah made the moon split in two; each piece lay on top of a separate mountain. This is related in Chapter 54 verse 1: The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. Among some of his miracles was that he dripped water between his fingers. One of the incidences narrated about this was that one day people had no water to perform ablution for prayers.

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Muhammad (SAW) is Made Prophet

Before Muhammad (SAW) became a Prophet, he used to get very upset seeing his people lost in sins and he did not know the way to guide them on the right track. He thus took to the mountains near Makah, where he spent days praying and worshiping, asking Allah to show him the right track and beg Him for mercy. He was made Prophet when he was forty years old, on 17th day of Ramadhan, thirteen years before L-Hijra the year he emigrated to Madina, which marks the beginning of the Islamic year. This was on the beginning of July

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Rebuilding of Kaaba

When Muhammad (SAW) reached the age of thirty, heavy rains came down in Makah and the walls of Kaaba fell and it was destroyed. The Quraishy wanted to rebuild and renovate it, thus all the chiefs of the different clans of Quraishy got together to discuss the affair, and decided to rebuild it and put a new roof. They thus started the work, and among the people who were working on the site was Muhammad (SAW) himself. It was rebuilt, but it could not be completed, as there were no enough funds. Thus, they left part of it not completed,

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Muhammad’s Breast Feeding

Muhammad (SAW) was first suckled by his mother for few days, and then suckled by Thuwaiba L-Aslamiya. It was a habit among the Arabs to give their children to the Bedouin women to be suckled and brought up in the desert. Thus, these Bedouin women would come to the urban areas to collect the children from the rich people so as to get better pay for their work. Muhammad (SAW) had no father and was not among the rich family, a woman called Halima bint Dhuayb As-Saadiya took him to her home. She carried him home not realizing that he

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Muhammed (SAW)

He is Muhammad bin Abdil Laah bin Abdil Muttalib bin Haashim bin Abdi Manaaf (SAW) and some scholars take his lineage up to the twentieth ancestry. He is the last in the line of Prophets, and was sent to all the nations of the world. His mother is Aamnah bint Wahab, a descendent of Zahrat bin Kilaab from the Quraishy clan. Abdil Laah was one of the most beloved children of his father, Abdil Muttalib; he married Aamnah when she was eighteen years old. She was one of the most respectable ladies among the Quraishies. Soon after their marriage, she

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Today’s Thought, Qur’an (33:56)

“Indeed, Allah confers blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels (ask Him to do so). O you who have believed, ask (Allah to confer) blessing upon him and ask (Allah to grant him) peace.” Qur’an (33:56) A prophet is a unique person – a human being, yet he speaks for God.The difficult task has always been that of dealing with a human being as a prophet.It is easy to go to one extreme of making him divine or another of treating him like an ordinary person. Jesus (pbuh) is a good testimony of a prophet that has been made divine

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Do you know Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

Introduction Over the years, the world has seen many occasions when the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him), has been both insulted and mocked – through cartoons, books and most recently on films. The Western institutions remain silent on perpetrators under the pretext of ‘freedom of speech’. Non-Muslims have been taken aback by the passionate Muslim reaction to these provocative acts. The small numbers who threaten and commit acts of violence in response consistently steal the headlines despite the actions of the overwhelming majority – who may be emotional, vocal and angry, but remain peaceful. They are ordinary

Read More »

Lessons from the prophet’s Migration

One of greatest events in Islamic history is the migration of our prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca the best land of God to Yathrib which there after was called Almadina Almunawara (The illuminated City), which saw the construction of the first mosque in Islam and the establishment of the Islamic state and the spread of the Islamic religion that illuminated the universe and removed darkness and ignorance of humanity,   There are many lessons learnt from the migration of our beloved prophet, some of the lessons are:   Proper obedience Obedience to God and the implementation of

Read More »

Al-Israa and Al-Miraaj

Allah gifted Muhammad (SAW) with the Israa and Miraaj. Al-Israa is when he went from Makah to Baitil-Maqdis and back in one night, and Al-Miraaj is when he climbed to the seventh firmament and back. Al-Israa is mentioned in Chapter 17 verse 1, where Allah says: Glory to (Allah) who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless, — in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is One Who hears and sees (all things). The sacred mosque refers to the

Read More »

Some of Muhammad’s (SAW) Miracles

One of his miracles was the splitting of the moon into two. This happened when the pagans of Makkah wanted Muhammad to show them the signs of his prophetic powers. Here Allah made the moon split in two; each piece lay on top of a separate mountain. This is related in Chapter 54 verse 1: The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. Among some of his miracles was that he dripped water between his fingers. One of the incidences narrated about this was that one day people had no water to perform ablution for prayers.

Read More »

Muhammad (SAW) is Made Prophet

Before Muhammad (SAW) became a Prophet, he used to get very upset seeing his people lost in sins and he did not know the way to guide them on the right track. He thus took to the mountains near Makah, where he spent days praying and worshiping, asking Allah to show him the right track and beg Him for mercy. He was made Prophet when he was forty years old, on 17th day of Ramadhan, thirteen years before L-Hijra the year he emigrated to Madina, which marks the beginning of the Islamic year. This was on the beginning of July

Read More »

Rebuilding of Kaaba

When Muhammad (SAW) reached the age of thirty, heavy rains came down in Makah and the walls of Kaaba fell and it was destroyed. The Quraishy wanted to rebuild and renovate it, thus all the chiefs of the different clans of Quraishy got together to discuss the affair, and decided to rebuild it and put a new roof. They thus started the work, and among the people who were working on the site was Muhammad (SAW) himself. It was rebuilt, but it could not be completed, as there were no enough funds. Thus, they left part of it not completed,

Read More »

Muhammad’s Breast Feeding

Muhammad (SAW) was first suckled by his mother for few days, and then suckled by Thuwaiba L-Aslamiya. It was a habit among the Arabs to give their children to the Bedouin women to be suckled and brought up in the desert. Thus, these Bedouin women would come to the urban areas to collect the children from the rich people so as to get better pay for their work. Muhammad (SAW) had no father and was not among the rich family, a woman called Halima bint Dhuayb As-Saadiya took him to her home. She carried him home not realizing that he

Read More »

Muhammed (SAW)

He is Muhammad bin Abdil Laah bin Abdil Muttalib bin Haashim bin Abdi Manaaf (SAW) and some scholars take his lineage up to the twentieth ancestry. He is the last in the line of Prophets, and was sent to all the nations of the world. His mother is Aamnah bint Wahab, a descendent of Zahrat bin Kilaab from the Quraishy clan. Abdil Laah was one of the most beloved children of his father, Abdil Muttalib; he married Aamnah when she was eighteen years old. She was one of the most respectable ladies among the Quraishies. Soon after their marriage, she

Read More »

Today’s Thought, Qur’an (33:56)

“Indeed, Allah confers blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels (ask Him to do so). O you who have believed, ask (Allah to confer) blessing upon him and ask (Allah to grant him) peace.” Qur’an (33:56) A prophet is a unique person – a human being, yet he speaks for God.The difficult task has always been that of dealing with a human being as a prophet.It is easy to go to one extreme of making him divine or another of treating him like an ordinary person. Jesus (pbuh) is a good testimony of a prophet that has been made divine

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