The Farewell Pilgrimage and the Demise of the Prophet
The Farewell Pilgrimage
The founder of °ajj, the most prominent politico-religious ceremony, was Prophet Abraham. In the second chapter of this book, we discussed the chaotic status of religion and the power and influences of Quraysh prior to the rise of Islam. We also mentioned that until the appearance of Islam, Quraysh and all unbelievers performed °ajj and `Umrah ceremonies. However, ...
O Messenger, Proclaim what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His Message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people (Qur'an: Chapter 5, Verse 67)
Did the Prophet (P.B.U.H) Appoint a Successor?
The Shi'ah believe that the proclamation mentioned by the Qur'anic verse was fulfilled by the Prophet (P.B.U.H) when he appointed Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib (A.S) as his successor on the day ...
We have attributed several companions to Husayn ibn 'Ali that he did not have, such as the Za'far the Jinn. Similarly, there are some names among the enemies that did not exist. It is mentioned in the book Asrar al-shahadah that 'Umar ibn Sa'd's army in Karbala' consisted of one million and sixty thousand men. One may ask, where did they come from? Were they all Kufans? Is such a thing possible?
It is also written in that book that Imam ...
The Spread of Islam
From the oasis cities of Makkah and Madinah in the Arabian desert, the message of Islam went forth with electrifying speed. Within half a century of the Prophet's death, Islam had spread to three continents. Islam is not, as some imagine in the West, a religion of the sword nor did it spread primarily by means of war. It was only within Arabia, where a crude form of idolatry was rampant, that Islam was propagated by warring ...
Imam
(a.s) had a great following among the people of Medina who had seen the Prophet (s) showering his love and affection on him. Imam
’s eminence in teaching the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) and his knowledge of the Islamic Jurisprudence and other sciences and his noble character had endeared him to the people of Medina. In addition to this, he had his near relatives (the Hashimites) and several esteemed companions of ...
The Crusades were a series of military attacks launched by Western Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from 1095 to 1291. These wars which were sanctioned by Christian leadership and the Catholic Church, took place between followers of two big and powerful religions in a very vast geographical area. As we shall mention the details and instances in the detailed answer, historians consider the sermon preached by Pope Urban II at ...
The night of the 21st of the Iranian month of Bahman[39](February 10th, 1979), Imam was sitting with his head down listening to the radio. I was also sitting by his side. It was announced that the radio and television stations had fallen from the government’s control.
Imam clapped two hands together and stood up without thinking. I have only seen him clap his hands that once. He was very happy and this happiness was apparent on his ...
Mu'awiya designed an Umayyad policy. The Umayyad rules after him followed that policy. They (i.e., the Umayyads) wanted to make themselves lords. They wanted to show the people that they had all laudable qualities. So generosity, clemency, cleverness, bravery, and eloquence belonged to them, not to the people. In other words the Umayyads wanted to denote that these qualities were some of their special talents. The Umayyads did their best to ...
Regional Histories from the 4th to 8th Centuries AH The Sh’ites have also had a share in regional historiography. Among the earliest work in this field, which predates all other books is Nihl al-‘Arab by Muhammad bin Bahr Rahni-.[1] Ya-qut al-Hamawi-, commenting on this book and its author, writes: He has written many works including the one titled Kita-b Nihl al-‘Arab, in which he has mentioned the dispersion of Arabs in the lands of ...
Umar apprehended that if the news of the death of the Prophet (s) reached the Ansar, they would rush and swear allegiance to Imam Ali (s) where they knew well that he had been nominated by the Prophet
(s). He was also aware that the Ansar were in favour of Ali (a.s) to succeed the Prophet (s). He realized that once Ali (a.s) completed the funeral rites, the entire Muslim community would swear their allegiance and make Ali (a.s) the caliph as ...
In his youth, spent in Medina after the death of his father. Mukhtar was known to be an Alid sympathiser. Yet, according to Tabari (2nd vol.,p.520) there is a story which depicts him as anti-Shiite, based on the advice he gave to his uncle, Sa'd bin Masud at the time when Hasan, the son of Ali bin Abu Talib, was carried wounded to the White Castle in Madain. The advice was that Hasan be handed over to Muawiya to win the latter's favour. His ...
The beginning of the battle
"By God, I did not commit any sin for which they could criticize me; nor did they put between them and me a fair judge. They are seeking a right which they have neglected and trying to avenge a blood which they have shed. Certainly they are the aggressor party which was predicted by the Prophet to include a man and woman who are related to each other through marriage.
"By God, I shall prepare for them a basin ...
The sixth year of migration was terminating with all its bitter and sweet events when suddenly the Prophet dreamt a pleasant dream that the Muslims were performing ceremonies of Haj in Masjidul Haram. He related this dream to his companions and took it to be a good omen for the Muslims as they would achieve their heart's desire soon.[434]
The Prophet ordered the Muslims to get ready to perform the journey for Haj and also invited the ...
The tenth year of the prophetic mission came to an end with all its agreeable and disagreeable events. During this year the Prophet lost two great defenders and supporters. In the first instance the chief of the family of Abdul Muttalib, the distinguished defender of the Prophet and the prominent personality of Quraysh viz. Abu Talib breathed his last. The pangs of this tragedy were still fresh in the heart of the Prophet when the death of ...
But in The Scientific Sources:
The matter started from gases which were spread in the space. Then from the concentration of these gases, sodium (or thin fog) was produced.[1]
Dr Gamoff, the professor of Natural sciences of the Washington University, writes: the universe at its beginning was filled with gases in the space. The concentration and the temperature of these gases are beyond our imagination.[2]
The world is filled with Helium, ...
The Prophet's Major proceedings in Medina
Having settled in Yathrib,[1] the Holy Prophet deemed necessary to construct a mosque in order to provide Muslims with a center for religious education and a place for their congregation at Friday Prayers. For this reason, he purchased the ground on which the camel had sat on his first arrival and which belonged to the two orphans, from their guardian and constructed a mosque with the assistance of ...
Our Father Adam and Mother Eve Allah created the universe millions of years ago. He created the stars and planets and skies. He created angels from light. He created the jinn from fire. He created the earth.The earth was not the same as it is today. It was basically water. Waves were rough. The wind blew strongly. Volcanoes were ablaze. Huge meteors attacked the earth.There was no life on the earth, in the sea, and on lands.Millions of ...
Conquest of Khaybar
Khaybar consisted of several castles. Its people were engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. Due to its good agricultural capacities, it was referred to as the wheat store of °ij¡z.[1] Its people also enjoyed good economic prosperity. The great goods and ammunitions which fell in the hands of Muslims after the collapse of the castles witness to this issue. The very structure of the castles was strong and enduring and ...
During Hazrat Ali's caliphate, it so happened once that two Arabs were travelling together through the sandy stretches of Hedjaz. At meal times they sat together on a convenient spot and opened their packages. One of them had five loaves of bread and the other three. They were about to eat their humble fare when came a stranger and after ceremonial salutations asked whether he might share their meal. "You are welcome, brother," they said, ...
Abu Sufyan Admits the Greatness of the Holy Prophet
According to Insānul Uyun, Seera-e Nabawiyya, Tarikh-e Tabari and Kāmil Ibn Athir, when the Caesar received the Holy Prophet's letter he became curious and ordered a man from the Hijaz to be found out and brought to him so that he might make investigations about Muhammad. By chance at that time Abu Sufyan and some other Qurayshites had gone to Syria for the purpose of trade. They were ...
