اِقۡتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَ انۡشَقَّ الۡقَمَرُ ﴿۱﴾ The hour (of judgement) has drawn close and the moon has split asunder (Surah Qamar v. 1) On one occasion, approximately five years before the hijrah to Madinah Munawwarah, the disbelievers of Makkah approached Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Among them were Waleed bin Mugheerah, …
December, 2022
October, 2021
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26 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Six
Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was performing salaah in the Haram while Abu Jahl and his friends were also present. Abu Jahl addressed his friends and asked, “Is there no one among you who will go and fetch the intestines of …
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26 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Five
Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: I once saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) performing tawaaf of the Ka‘bah while ‘Uqbah bin Abu Mu‘ait, Abu Jahal and Umayyah bin Khalaf were sitting in the hateem area. As Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by, they uttered obscene words to him. The …
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20 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Four
On one occasion, while Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was delivering a khutbah to the people, he asked them, “Tell me, who is the most brave and courageous person?” The people replied, “You are the most brave and courageous.” Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) responded, “My condition is such that anyone who …
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20 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Three
Hazrat ‘Urwah bin Zubair (rahimahullah) says, “On one occasion, I asked Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) to relate to me the manner in which the disbelievers would persecute Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). “Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) replied, ‘One day, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …
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14 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Two
A man of the Banu Kinaanah tribe narrates, “I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in the market of Zul Majaaz proclaiming, ‘O people! Say Laa ilaaha illallaah, you will be successful.’ “At the same time, Abu Jahal was throwing sand at Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) saying, ‘O people! Do not …
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14 October
The Disbelievers Persecuting Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part One
When the Quraish noticed that an open invitation was being given to Islam and idolatry was being openly condemned and criticized, they could not tolerate this. They thus prepared to show enmity and hostility to the one who invited to One Allah, and they prepared to oppose tauheed (proclaiming the …
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14 October
The Quraish of Makkah Consult the Jewish Scholars – Path Three
In keeping with his human nature, when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) forgot to say insha Allah, the following verses of the Qur’aan Majeed were revealed: وَ لَا تَقُوۡلَنَّ لِشَایۡءٍ اِنِّیۡ فَاعِلٌ ذلِکَ غَدًا ﴿ۙ۲۳﴾ اِلَّاۤ انۡ یَّشَآءَ اللّٰه And never say about anything, “I will do it tomorrow,” except by …
September, 2021
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28 September
The Quraish of Makkah Consult the Jewish Scholars – Part Two
After speaking to the Jewish scholars and receiving the three questions that they should pose to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Nadhr and ‘Uqbah returned to Makkah filled with joy and said to the Quraish, “We have returned with something that will decisively conclude this matter.” They then came to Rasulullah …
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28 September
The Quraish of Makkah Consult the Jewish Scholars – Part One
When the Quraish realized that their questions were foolish and prejudiced, they engaged in mutual consultation and decided to send Nadhr bin Haarith and ‘Uqbah bin Abu Mu‘ait to Madinah Munawwarah to enquire regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) from the Jewish scholars residing there. The reason for them going to …