About the Prophet (PBUH

Bismillah-hir- rahmaan-nir- raheem
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuh
About the Prophet (PBUH 23

Early Life of the Prophet

MUHAMMAD, peace
be upon him, was born around the year 570 in the city of Makkah. His
name means "highly praised." Muhammad's full name was Abu Al-Qasim,
Muhammad Bin Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Muttalib Bin Hashim. He was the last
prophet of the religion of Islam.

Muhammad's father, Abdallah, died
several weeks before his birth and his mother, Aminah, died when he was
six years old. He was raised by his paternal grandfather, 'Abd
Al-Muttalib, until the age of eight, and after his grandfather's death
by Abu Talib, his paternal uncle. Under the guardianship of Abu Talib,
Muhammad (PBUH) began to earn a living as a businessman and a trader
Divine Revelation
In his late 30s
Muhammad (PBUH) took to regularly visiting a cave in Mount Hira, on the
outskirts of Makkah, to seek solitude and contemplation. In 610, at the
age of 40, Muhammad returned from one such visit telling his wife he had
either gone mad or become a prophet, for he had been visited by an
angel. The initially startled Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her,
became his first convert

Muhammad (PBUH) reported that while
in a trance-like state, the Angel Gabriel appeared to him and said
"Proclaim!" But like Moses, Muhammed (PBUH) was a reluctant prophet. He
replied, "I am not a proclaimer." The angel persisted, and the Prophet
repeatedly resisted, until the angel finally overwhelmed Muhammad and
commanded him:
Proclaim in the name of your Lord who created! Iqra bismi rabika lazi halaqa
Created man from a clot of blood. Halaka linsana min alaqi
Proclaim: Your Lord is the Most Generous, Iqra wa rabuka lakramu
Who teaches by the pen; Alazi alama bil qalami
Teaches man what he knew not. Alama linsana ma lam yalam

After receiving Khadija's support,
and additional angelic visits, Muhammad became confident he had indeed
been chosen as the Messenger of Allah and began to proclaim as he had
been commanded.

Muhammad's (PBUH) message to his
countrymen was to convert from pagan polytheism, immorality and
materialism, repent from evil and worship Allah, the only true God. He
was always careful to clarify his role in God's work, he was only a
prophet. He was not an angel, he did not know the mind of Allah, he did
not work miracles. He simply preached what he had received

In the first three years of his
ministry, Muhammad (PBUH) gained only 40 followers. And as his teachings
threatened the Makkan way of life, both moral and economic, he and his
followers experienced heavy persecution. It first took the form of
mockery, but soon turned into open violence. Members of the small
movement were stoned, covered in dirt as they prayed, beat with sticks,
thrown into prison and refused service by merchants.

Hijira

Persecution
continued to increase until Muhammad (PBUH), peace be upon him, received
some welcome news: he had gained followers in the city of Yathrib, 280
miles north of Makkah. The city was in need of a strong leader, and a
delegation from Yathrib proposed that Muhammad (PBUH) take the job. In
return, they pledged to worship Allah only, obey Muhammad (PBUH) and
defend him and his followers to the death. Allah revealed to Muhammad
(PBUH) his approval of this arrangement, and Muhammad (PBUH) made plans
to escape to Yathrib.

The leaders in Makkah heard of the
planned escape, and attempted to prevent it. But Muhammad (PBUH) and
his close friend Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, managed to
make a narrow escape north out of the city, evading a Makkan search
party and arriving safely in Yathrib. This event is celebrated by
Muslims as the Hijira. The year in which it occurred, 622, is the date
at which the Muslim calendar begins. Yathrib was renamed Medinat
Al-Nabi, "the City of the Prophet," and is now known simply as Medina,
"the City."

In Medina, Muhammad (PBUH) proved himself an able
politician and statesman as well as a prophet.

Battle for Makkah

After
establishing himself in Medina and accomplishing the job he had been
invited to do, the people of Medina began several years of battle with
Muhammad's former home city. In 624, the Muslims won their first
encounter "Battle of Badr" against the Makkans. As the latter had a
much larger army, the formers took the victory as a sign that Allah was
on their side. However, a subsequent encounter "Battle of Uhud" was
not victorious, and Muhammad (PBUH) himself was wounded. But in 627,
the Makkans attacked Medina, and Medina came out on top. The Prophet was
not to lose again.

In 630, Muhammad (PBUH) and his
forces marched to Makkah and defeated it. The Prophet rededicated the
Ka'ba temple to Allah, witnessed the conversion to Islam of nearly the
entire Makkan population, then returned to Medina. Muhammad (PBUH) died
in 632, having conquered nearly all of Arabia for Islam.

Spread of Islam

By 634, Islam had
taken over the entire Arabian peninsula. Within 100 years of Muhammad's
(PBUH) death, it had reached the Atlantic in one direction and borders
of China in the other. This success was due in large part to the
military and political abilities of Muhammad's (PBUH) successors.

من الظلمات الى النور اليك هذه السطور المتواضعة

كتبت بجنون حبك وعنفوان احساسك العالي

بلهفة قلمك على الكتابة وشجن الحروف بالاناقة

يشتعل نارا من يدخل بين كلماتك

نار الشوق الكبير حروفك ملتهبة بشموع احساسك العالي

تخطف من يراك الى عالم جنون لهيب شوقك الزهر

والاشجار تتبسم عندما ترى كلماتك

لانها تشعر بنشوه تملأ دنيتها وتتالق

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