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Day 7(Study of Sirah:

Prophet Muhammad)

Introduction to the Prophet Muhammad

Sunday, January 27, 2013



Opening

“Any activity which begins without recitingbismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim

(In the Name of God, most Merciful,most Gracious)

is bereft of baraka. (blessing)”

-related by sayidina Abu Hurairaradhiallaahu anhu




Opening

“Shall I teach you the greatest of the suras (chapters) in the Qur'an

before you leave the mosque?”

He took my hand and when we wanted to leave,I said, “Messenger of Allah, you said, 'I will teach

you the greatest of the suras in the Qur'an.”

He said, '"Praise belongs to Allah,the Lord of the worlds.” (sura al-Faatiha)




The Opening Chapter

1. In the name of God, the All-Merciful,

the All-Compassionate

2. All praise and gratitude are for God,the Lord of the worlds,

3. The All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate,

4. The Master of the Day of Judgment.

5. You alone do We worship and

from You alone do we seek help.

6. Guide us to the Straight Path,

7. The Path of those whom You have favored, not of those who

have incurred (Your) wrath (punishment and condemnation),nor of those who are astray.Sunday, January 27, 2013



Summary of Day 6

Revisiting how we learn “Sirah”

Early stages of Prophethood

Early opposition

Migration to Ethiopia (Abyssinia)




Timeline

Pre-Prophethood Era (40 years):

569 CE (Year of the Elephant) - 595 CE

Makkan Era (13 years):

610 CE - 622 CE

Madinan Era (10 years):

622 CE (1st Hijri) - 632 CE (11th Hijri)




Timeline

Makkan Era (13 years):

610 CE - 622 CE




The Makkan phase can be divided into threestages: (total of 13 years)

The stage of the secret Call: 3 years.

The stage of the proclamation of the Call inMakkah: from the beginning of the fourth year ofProphethood to almost the end of the tenth year.

The stage of the call to Islam and propagating itbeyond Makkah: it lasted from the end of tenthyear of the Prophethood until His emigration toMadinah.




The initial call to Islam was to worship One God.

The meaning is simple butthe implication is deeper

-customs-superstitions

-sacrifice




The ones who rejected and fought against Islam:

-Walid ibn Mughira

-his son Khalid

-Abu Jahl (previously known as Abul Hakam)

-Utba ibn Rabi’a

-Abu Sufyan (son in-law of Utba)

-Abu Lahab (paternal uncle of the Prophet)




The Quraysh and those whofought against muslims:

1- Insulted and tortured them

2- Tried to persuade the Prophet to do their will

3- Economic and trade boycott




The 1st migration on the 5th Year of Prophethood-az-Zubayr, Uthmaan and 81 went to Ethiopia

as an act of preserving Islamand the Muslim community




Every single act a muslim do is a form offulfilling the objectives of the Syari’ah

(Islamic Sacred Laws)

1- Preservation of Religion2- Self

3- Intellect4- Wealth

5- Lineage

-includes: eating, spending time, hobbies, etc




Lessons that can be learnt fromthe migration (Ethiopia):

1- Preservation of Religion

2- Nature of the link betweenProphet Jesus and Prophet Muhammad (pbut)

3- Permissible to acceptprotection from a non-Muslims




On Learning Sirah

Levels of understanding & readingabout the Prophet (PBUH)

1- Introductory- Details (understanding facts)

2- Intermediate- Lessons that can be learnt

3- Advance- Deriving wisdom and howto implement in our lives




On Learning Sirah

Classifications of knowledgederived from understanding & reading

about the Prophet (PBUH)

1 - Learning the historical and chronologicalaspect in regards to his life.

2 - His lifestyle - characteristics, interactions

3 - Islamic Sacred Law - injunctions, rulings

4 - His role as leader - political, warfare




A delegation from Abyssinia

came to meet the Prophet

They were initially sent tolearn more about the Prophet,

They accepted Islam




The Year of Sorrow

10th year following the Prophet’s calling

Both the wife of the prophet and his uncle died




Implications:

1- No support from a figureof authority (Abu Talib)

2- Loss of emotional comfort

and support (Khadija)




Is there any wisdom behind these events?

- Death of Khadija-Death of Abu Talib




Scholars mentioned that hypothetically if AbuTalib was around till Hijra and the Victory ofMakkah, he might be considered as the one

influencing Islam’s advancement




Divine wisdom ordained thatsuccess comes from Allah.

Tribulations and hardship is part of attainingsuccess. Every messenger of God

goes through ordeals




Year of Sorrow is not based on the deaths ofthose individuals but the fact that the Prophet

saw that the message to beshared is a difficult task




The Prophet left to a place called Taa`if to a askassistance from a tribe called Thaqif, hopeful

that they might accept his message.




He sat down with the people and upon listeningto his message, they became inhospitable andtreated the prophet with harshness and hostility

The people threw stones at the Prophet andthose guarding him.




He eventually reached a garden owned byUtbah ibn Rabi’a.

As the Prophet gained his composurehe offered a supplication (Do’a)










Addas, the slave of the sons of Utbahheard the Prophet mentioning

“In the name of God”when he was offered grapes




“1. All-Glorified is He Who took His servantfor a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque

to the Farthest Mosque the environsof which We have blessed,

so that We might show him some of Our signs(of the truths concerning

Our Divinity and Lordship).

Surely He is the One Who hears and sees.”

al-Quran (al-Isra) 17 : 1




The initial verse of this surah is concerned withthe miraculous night journey of God’s Messengerfrom the Sacred Mosque in Makkah to the Masjid

al-Aqsa in Jerusalem.

The Messenger was taken from there throughthe dimensions of existence, reaching as high asthe Presence of God.

This second part of the journey is called theAscension (Mi‘raj).




The reason why the Qur’an mentions theBayt al-Maqdis in Jerusalem asMasjid al-Aqsa (The Farthest Mosque) is at leastpartially because at the time of the Revelation,it was the farthest (sacred) mosque for theMuslims in Madinah.




The Muslims regard three mosques in the worldas sacred, and may desire and travel to perform

worship in these mosques because of the specialreward involved in such a journey.

They are Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosquein Makkah, in which the Ka‘bah is situated),Masjid an-Nabi (The Prophet’s Mosque in

Madinah), and Bayt al-Maqdis (Masjid al-Aqsa),in Jerusalem.




These mosques are the fountainheads of theDivine Religion that is based on the absoluteOneness of God and was primarily preached andrepresented by the greatest Messengers of God,namely Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad,upon them all be peace.




The word “farthest” also signifiesgreatness in degree.

This surah was revealed in Makkah at a timewhen the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah had notyet been built and the Ka‘bah was full of idols;therefore, the Muslims turned to that Masjid in

Jerusalem for their prayers.




In the eleventh year of Prophethood six mencame from Madinah for Hajj and met Rasulullah .They embraced Islam and the following year

twelve pilgrims came to Makkah and embracedIslam and pledged:

'We will not worship anyone but Allah, we will notsteal, not commit adultery, nor kill our children.

We will obey Rasulullah in all that is good'.This was known as the first covenant of Aqabah.




The following year, in the thirteenth year ofNabuwat seventy two Muslims came for Hajjfrom Madinah.

When they heard that Rasulullah was thinking ofleaving Makkah, they invited him to Madinah andpromised full help for him, his mission and his

followers.




With the promise of safety in Madinah, thebelievers migrated there alone or in groups withthe permission of Rasulullah .

When all had left with the exception of Abu Bakr(R.A.), Ali (R.A.) and some women and children,Rasulullah awaited the Command of Allah to

leave for Madinah.




Madinah (Yathrib) was populated with manytribes, but most important were the tribesof Aus and Khazraj.

There was also a separate section of Madinahwhich was dominated by the Jews.




As the thirteenth year of Prophethood almostseventy Muslims*, including two women,came to Makkah to perform pilgrimageand to meet Rasulullah at Aqabah.

They were specifically sent by the Muslims ofMadinah to request Rasulullah to come with

them to Madinah.




The determined Muslims pledged by holdingunto the hand of Rasulullah that they willsacrifice their lives to protect him and Islam,as they would their wives and children.

This was the Second Covenant of Aqabah.




Rasulullah chose twelve Muslims of Madinah forthe propagation of Islam. Nine of them werefrom the tribes of Khazraj. After the pledge hadbeen taken, Rasulullah decided to migrate toMadinah.

The muslims began to leave Makkah and go toMadinah. There were only a few Muslims left in

Makkah and Rasulullah waited for Allah'scommad to leave for Madinah.




Events before the Migration (Hijra):

1 - Year of Sorrow

2 - at-Taa`if

3 - Isra` Mi’raaj

4 - 1st Pledge of Allegiance

5 - 2nd Pledge of Allegiance




End of Day 7

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