Tag History of Islam

A Peace Treaty Between Prophet Muhammad And The Najran Delegations. As narrations recorded in the books of HAdiths  suggest, the deputations of the Christians of Najran seem to have come to the Prophet (PBUH) two times. The details are as…

In This Article We will learn about The Delegation – Prophet Muhammad in Medina The Banu Haneefa Delegation  The Banu Haneefa delegation came to Madinah to meet the messenger (PBUH). It was due to the efforts of Hazrat Thumama bin…

When the ‘Abd Al-Qays delegation came to Madinah, the messenger (PBUH) asked which tribe they were from. They mentioned that they were from the Rabi’a tribe. The Prophet (PBUH) welcomed them. They mentioned that as the hostile tribe of Mudhar…

The Tribal Leader Who changes – The first person from the Thaqeef delegation tribe who had come to the Prophet (PBUH) to learn about Islam was Hazrat ‘Urwa bin Mas’ud Thaqafi. He was the chief of his tribe and had…

when Tufayl asked rhe Prophet for Dua – The event of Hazrat Tufayl Dawsri’s acceptance of Islam has been discussed earlier. When he was returning home after accepting Islam, he requested the messenger (PBUH) to pray so that his tribesmen…

In this Article we will learn about The Battle of Tabuk. A caravan arriving from Syria reported to the Prophet (PBUH) that Qaysar (Caesar), the ruler of Rome, was preparing to attack Madinah and that the Christian tribes of Arabia…

Battle of Hunayn – After the conquest of Makkah, the tribes came to the Prophet (PBUH) and started accepting Islam on their own. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitabul Maghazi.) But the Hawazin and Thaqeef tribes remained firm in their opposition to Islam.…

Announcement of General Amnesty  The day of the messenger ’s entrance to Makkah turned out to be an event of such generosity and magnanimity that everybody was forgiven(the messenger Announcement of General Amnesty), except the few who, in their own…

Conquest of Makkah  One of the clauses of the Hudaybiya Treaty ensured that the Quraysh and the Muslims would observe full restraint against fighting with each other for ten years, during which the independent tribes would be free to form…

Battle of Moota   Among the letters that the Prophet (PBUH) had sent earlier to the rulers and kings, one was sent to Shurahbeel bin ‘Amr who was the king of Basra (Hooran) and a subordinate of Qaysar (Caesar). This…

Battle of Khaybar was at the distance of three stopovers from Madinah toward Syria (Shaam). It was a stronghold of the Jews and was surrounded by strong forts. (Seerah Halabiya, 2: 726.) A short while after his return from Hudaybiya…

Letter to Heraclius, King of Qustuntuniya (Constantinople)       Heraclius, the king of Qustuntuniya (Constantinople) or the eastern part of the Roman Empire, was a Christian. Hazrat Dehya bin Khalifa Al-Kalbi had carried the letter of the messenger (PBUH) to him.…

Letter to the Rulers of Damishq (Damascus) and Yamama Munzir bin Harith bin Abu Shimr was the ruler of Damishq (Damascus) and governor of Shaam (Syria). Shuja’ bin Wahab Al-Asadi was sent as messenger to him. He was highly infuriated…

Letter to the King of Bahrain   Munzir bin Saawi, the king of Bahrain, enjoyed the political patronage of the ruler of Persia for paying him the state tax (Kharaaj). ‘Ala bin Al-Hazrami was sent to him as messenger. Munzir…

The Preaching Islam – It was the 1st of Muharram in the seventh Hijri when the messenger (PBUH) sent letters to the Emperors and kings of the time inviting them to Islam. The messenger (PBUH) made it sure that the…

Victory in Disguise The Prophet (PBUH) returned to Makkah after three days.In the way this verse was revealed to him: “Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad, (PBUH) a manifest victory” [Al-Fath, 48:1]. The incident that had disheartened the Muslims…

A Trial for Muslims Apparently, these conditions were against the Muslims. Also, it so happened that when the draft was being written, Suhayl’s son Abu Jundal, who had accepted Islam and was undergoing persecution in Makkah, escaped from his confinement…

Draft of the Peace Treaty   The Quraysh sent Suhayl bin ‘Amr as their emissary to the Prophet (PBUH). He was a great orator and had won the title of Khateebe Quraysh (Zarqani, 2: 223 )(Orator of the Quraysh). The…