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14-12-Seerat Book-2.Pmd Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) 1 2 Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) Daarul Aman Trust, Kurnool was established in the year 2012. The concept of this institution was initiated 10 years back, when the founder of the institution Mrs. Mubina Khanam started giving lectures on Quran and Sunnah. The mission of this institution is “To propagate the real teachings of Islam in a positive and simple manner.” Mrs. Mubina Khanam is the founder Chairperson of Halka- e- Ayesha in Muscat, Oman. She has been running this Halka successfully since 1999. It was one of the first Halkas started in Muscat to propagate the teachings of Islam to the expatriate community. There are daily and weekly Halkas focused on Tafseer, Seerah, Grammar, Tajweed and many more. Today there are innumerable Halkas being run for this noble cause. In addition, the first online Islamic classes were launched by her in February 2014 www.wiziq.com. The main aim of these classes was to cater to the sisters who couldn’t attend the regular classes due to unavoidable reasons. This gave them an opportunity to enroll for the online classes and benefit without leaving their homes. Another achievement was the launching of the official website of Daarul Aman, www.darulaman.net.in in August 2014. With the grace of Almighty Allah Daarul Aman Trust is now recognized and is in initial stages of development and will continue to offer its services to cater to the Islamic community. Management Darul Aman Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) 3 Preface In the name of Allah, The Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, All praises are due to Allah; we praise Him; we seek His help; we seek His forgiveness; and we seek His guidance. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, for whom there is no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. I would like to take this opportunity to express praise and to thank Allah for giving me the opportunity to write an important work of this nature. I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to my noble Ustaza Mubeena Khanam for her continual efforts and motivation to do work of this kind. There are many people that I would like help in this particular work. Firstly, I express my gratitude to my parents for giving me the basic moral values and support needed. Secondly, I must not forget to express my beloved husband who is always a source of assistance and always stood by my side in every situation. I can only pray that Allah rewards them and blesses them greatly. I’ve been associated with Halk e Ayesha for the last few years which is chaired by Ustaza Mubeena Khanam. This was one of the first Halkas started in Muscat 1999 and by the grace of Almighty Allah, it has 4 Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) been flourishing since then. The goal and objective of writing this book was initiated when I was preparing to appear for exams on “Seerat Un Nabi”. These notes proved as a good source not only for the exam preparation but also gave other students a glimpse of the life of Prophet S.A.W. whose character is the Noble Quran. Ustaza Mubeena Khanam felt the need to make these notes available to all the people who are unable to attend these Halkas or Islamic gatherings for whatever reasons. She took the responsibility of the noble cause of publishing this piece of notes. This is a simple translated and transliterated work for the sole purpose of making it easy for the readers to understand. This book is divided into 3 parts- From the early Mekkan period to Early life of Prophet S.A.W; The Mekkan Period and The Medinian Period. This work is produced by referring to audio lectures by Ustaza, Mubeena Khanam and the books -Tajalliyat-e- Nabuwat, The Sealed Nectar and Ar Raheeq Al Makhtum. I ask Allah to forgive me for all my shortcomings and to guide me to the straight path. Yasmeen Afsar, M.A , B.Ed. July 2014 English Language Lecturer Muscat, Oman Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) 5 Seerat Un Nabi Part 1 Prophet (pbuh) ki Hadees: Aap(S A W) ab zahoor hone wala hai , kaha “Ana muhammed (mai Mohammed hoon), Ana Ahmed (mein Ahmed hoon),Wa-anal mahi(aur mai maahi hoon)wa-yahmukullahul-kufar (mahi isliye hoon kufar ko Allah meri wajah se mitayega)wa-anal hasher(hashr main sab ko ikhatta mere khadmotale jamakar diya jayega).Al-lazi- yashurullahu-ala-khadmi-wa –aala-wa-na-aqib(mere baad koi nabi aane wala nahin).” Seerath Padhna Kyun Zaroori hai. Quran ko saamajhne ke liye Quran laanewale ki seerat ko padhna zaroori hai. AAP hamaare liye behtareen role model aur ek behtatreen insan hai. Aap ki seerat apnakar jannat ke mustahik ban sakte hain. Ise padhna ibadat aur farz hai. AAP Allah ke memboob hain. Seerat ko padkar AAP ki difa kar sake. Is hukm ki tameel karsake. Apne imaan ki Taqmeel kar saken. RasoolAllah S.A.W. ko bhejne ka Maqsad Allah SWT ne Aap ko bheja Rasool banakar, Gawahi dene wala bana kar, Khush khabri dene wala banakar, Darane wala bana kar aur Allah ki taraf bulane wala bana kar. Aap S.A.W mardon mein se kisi ke baap nahi hain. Who hamare Rasool aur akhri nabi hain. Aap ke 3 bete the jinka naam Sayyedina Qasim, Sayyedina Abdullah, Sayyedina Ibrahim tha. Wo bachpan mein hi fout ho gaye the. 6 Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) Seerat ko kyun padhna chahiye. Seerat ka padhna farz aur ibadat hai. Aap bahtareen insaan aur sab ke liye role model hai. Quran Theory hai aur Aap ki zindagi practical namoona hai. Hum RasoolAllah S.A.W ko kyun follow Karen. Aap hamare Rasool hain aur hum Aap ki Ummat hain. Quran theory hai aur Aap ki zindagi ek practical namuna hai . Jaise ki, Quran hamen namaz ka Hukum deta hai lekin namaz kaise padhan hamein Aap ne bataya aur sikhaya. Aap ek complete kamyaab insaan hai politically, religiously, socially etc. Aap ki seerat ko apna kar hi hum jannat ke mustahik ban sakte hain. Nabi kareem ka rasta iktiyaar karke humein seerat ul mustaqeem par chalna hain jo humain jannat tak pahunchayega. Seerat kab, kaise aur kisne likhi. Sahaba Ikraam kuch hadeeth likh kar apne paas rakhte the lekin aise kisine ikatha (compile) nahi kiya tha. Abdul Malik Bin Marwan ke kehne par , Imam Zohri (R ) ne Seerat likhi 80th CN mein . Lekin who zyada MAGHAZI (Ghazwat) par mabani thi. Imam Zohri 50th Hijri mein paida hue the. Imam Zohri (R ) ke 2 students the a. Moosa ibn Uqba (R ) Tabi- Aap Imam Malik (R ) ke teacher the. Aap ki ghazwaat ya Maghazi ki knowledge perfect thi. Aap Ibn Zubair ke ghulam the. b. Mohammed Ibn Ishaque – Tabi- Aap ne hadeeth ke kai subjects mein izafa kiya like nikaah, wafaat, birth, death etc. Umar Bin Abdulaziz (R) Tabaeen the. Aap ne pehli baar SEERAT UN NABI (PBUH) to preserve and compile kiya. Amir Bin Qattada (R ) ne Hadeeth lessons shuru kiya tha pehli baar Jamia Masjid Damascus mein. Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) 7 SEERAT, MIDHAT, SUNNAT, HADEETH ke kya mane (meaning) hain Mohammed (S.A.W) ka naam suntehi hami in char baato ki yaad aati hai- Seerat, Midhat, Sunnat aur Hadeeth. A. Seerat: Arabic mane = Saara,Yasiru, Saiyr means to walk. AAP(S.A.W) ki zindagi ko padh kar usmaise laazim moral lessons nikaal kar uspar amal karna hai. Jis ka kirdaar aur tareeqa zindagi acchha ho usi ke liye seerath ka lafz istemaal kiya jaata hai. Jaise: Seerah Rasool(S.A.W) Seerah Sahaba Seerah Abu Bkr Siddique(Ra) Seerah Umar(Ra) AAp (S.A.W) ki zindagi ke halaath ko ham agar dekhein toh Nabuwat se pehle,nabuwat ke baad,ladkpan, jawaani,aadhadh ummar AAp (S.A.W) ki wafaat tak koi bhi aise kami nahi dekhi jaati hai,isiliye Seerath ka lafz sirf aur sirf AAP(S.A.W)ko hi istemaal kiya jata hai. SEERAT: AAP(S.A.W) ke paydaishi se lekar maut tak tamaam zindaji ke halaat ko seerat kehte hain. SEERAT according to dictionary : conduct ,character, way of life, attitude etc B. Sunnat: AAP(S.A.W) ki hadees ko padhkar jise jo bhi nateja nikaal diya gaye gaa . According to Shariat: AAP(S.A.W) ke halath –e- zindagi , ayh-yaam,aqlaaq.tehreeri,amali in tamaam cheezon ko sunnath ka lafz diya gaya hai. C. Middhath: Ye Muannas hai.( feminine of Madaha) Madha kisi bhi 8 Seerath-un-Nabi (s.a.w.s) (Hayat-e-Tayyaba) insaan ki tareef karne ke liye shayari ka sahara liye jane ko Madha kehte hain. Midhath ke example: Huzoor aaye toh insaano ko jeene ka shoor aa gaya Huzoor aaye tih chamke fikr insaan ki tanveer. Etc Hasaan bin Sabit Islam ke bahut bade shayar thy. AAP (S.A.W) ke saath hamesha rehte thy. Achhe tawheed ke ashaar padha karte thy. AAP (S.A.W) bade shok ke saath unke ashhar ko suna karte thy. Kuffar-e-mushrikeen AAP(S.A.W) ki Mukhalifath ashaar ke andaaz mein krate aur Aap ko aziyath diya karte, hajjo kiya karte thy. D. Hadeeth: HADEES : AAP(S.A.W) ke aqwaal,amaal aur taqreeq (sayings,actions,approval) ko hadees kehte hain.
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