Life of the Prophet Muhammad

  The Prophet Muhammad’s Final Illness: When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was ill, he had a severe headache, high fever and generally felt very weak. This illness lasted for around two weeks and his state progressively got worse. The Prophet ﷺ, even whilst he was ill, would give his wives their rights. He would stay at each […]

  Episode 83: The Farewell Hajj Announcement of Hajj: By the tenth year of Hijrah, most of the Arabian Peninsula had accepted Islam, but many of them never had the opportunity to see the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet announced that he would be making Hajj in the tenth year of Hijrah and a large

  Episode 82: The Delegation of Najran The Prophet’s Letter to Najran: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had sent a letter to the Bishop inviting him and his people to Islam. The Bishop was the religious leader but the ruler of Najran was Shurahbil. The Bishop asked Shurahbil: what do you think we should do about

  Episode 81: The Emergence of Musaylimah Al-Kadhab The Tribe of Banu Hanifa and Musaylimah’s Delegation: The tribe of Yamamah was known as the Banu Hanifa and they had one hundred thousand people in this tribe. A delegation consisting of the leaders of the tribe of Banu Hanifa came to Madinah to accept Islam. One

  Episode 80: Exposure of the Hypocrites Burial of Dhul Bijadayn: One night, Abdullah ibn Mas’ud heard the noise of digging and saw the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ with Abu Bakr and Umar, digging a grave and burying one of his companions, Dhul Bijadayn. Dhul Bijadayn was a very poor companion of the Prophet and he witnessed the

Episode 79: The Expedition of Tabuk Islam Now a Dominant Force: The ninth year of Hijrah was the most glorious year for the Muslims. The religion of Islam was the most dominant religion within the Arabian Peninsula at this point, and the Muslims were now much bigger in numbers and stronger because of all the

  Khalid ibn Al-Walid’s Challenge and the Siege of Ta’if: One day, Khalid ibn Walid issued a challenge for a Mubarazah (one-on-one duel). no one accepted his challenge and the disbelievers stayed inside the fortress. Abd-Ya-Layl was now the temporary leader of Ta’if. This was because Malik ibn Awf had run away and their previous leader,

  Episode 77: The Battle of Hunayn Malik ibn Awf’s Strategy and Disagreement: The army of Hawazin were under the command of Malik ibn Awf, who gave a strange command to the men of the army and told them: bring all of your women and children and bring all your wealth with you. The reason

  Episode 76: Aftermath of the Conquest of Makkah The Prophet Returns to Makkah: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was back in Makkah with honour and power, and he was now the leader of the city. This was one of the greatest events in Islam and the conquest of Makkah took place on the thirteenth of

  Episode 75: The Conquest of Makkah (8th Year of Hijrah) Intelligence Gathering and Preparation: Khalid ibn al-Walid asked his spy: who is the one that convinced the tribe of Hawazin to attack Madinah? The spy replied: Malik ibn Awf. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked the spy: tell me about Urwah ibn Mas’ud (the leader of