Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet CONTENTS ------------------------ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. FOREWORD BY MAULÂNÂ ASHRAF ‘ALÎ THÂNWÎ - 16 PREFACE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 UNTAINTED FAMILY LINEAGE------------------------------------------- 36 MATERNAL LINEAGE -------------------------------------------------------- 43 ‘ADNÂN: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 MA‘AD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 NIZÂR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45 MUDAR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 ILYÂS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 MUDRIKAH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 KHUZAIMAH -------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 KINÂNAH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 MÂLIK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 FIHR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 REASON FOR THE NAME OF QURAYSH ------------------------------- 49 K‘AB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 MURRAH -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 KILÂB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 QUSAYY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 ‘ABDU MANÂF ------------------------------------------------------------------ 57 1 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet HÂSHIM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 ‘ABDUL MUTTALIB ----------------------------------------------------------- 62 ‘ABDUL MUTTALIB’S DREAM AND THE WELL OF ZAM ZAM- 63 ‘ABDUL MUTTALIB’S VOW ------------------------------------------------ 67 HADRAT ‘ABDULLÂH’S MARRIAGE TO HADRAT ÂMINAH ---- 77 INCIDENT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE ELEPHANTS ------------------ 80 IRHÂS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 84 ANNOTATION ------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 THE AUSPICIOUS BIRTH ---------------------------------------------------- 86 ANNOTATION ------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 THE COLLAPSE OF THE FOURTEEN TURRETS OF CHOSROES’ PALACE AND THE SINKING OF LAKE SÂWAH---------------------- 94 ‘AQÎQAH AND NAMING ---------------------------------------------------- 103 MUHAMMAD ------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 AHMAD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 PERSIAN COUPLET: -------------------------------------------------------- 112 APPELLATION (KUNIYYAT) --------------------------------------------- 112 CIRCUMCISION--------------------------------------------------------------- 112 UPBRINGING AND SUCKLING ------------------------------------------ 113 THE SPLAYING OF THE CHEST ---------------------------------------- 120 THE REALITY OF ‘THE SPLITTING OF THE CHEST’ ----------- 129 2 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet THE RATIONALE BEHIND SHAQQUS-SADR (THE SPLITTING OF THE CHEST) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 131 WHY THE SEAL AFTER THE SPLITTING? -------------------------- 137 WHEN WAS THE SEAL CAST? ------------------------------------------- 138 IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ‘ABDUL MUTTALIB ----------------- 139 DEATH OF ‘ABDUL-MUTTALIB ----------------------------------------- 141 IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ABÛ TÂLIB ----------------------------- 142 THE FIRST JOURNEY TO SYRIA AND HIS ENCOUNTER WITH THE MONK BAHIRÂ -------------------------------------------------------- 143 HARBUL-FUJJÂR – THE BATTLE OF THE MISCREANTS OR SACRILEGIOUS WARS ----------------------------------------------------- 150 PARTICIPATION IN HALF-AL-FUDÛL -------------------------------- 151 OCCUPATION OF TRADE AND THE TITLE OF AMÎN ----------- 153 GRAZING GOATS ------------------------------------------------------------ 155 SECOND JOURNEY TO SYRIA AND HIS ENCOUNTER WITH NASTÛRÂ, THE MONK ----------------------------------------------------- 158 MÛSÂ BIN ‘UQBAH ---------------------------------------------------------- 163 MUHAMMAD BIN ISHÂQ -------------------------------------------------- 163 WÂQIDÎ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 166 THE NARRATIONS OF WÂQIDÎ IN SÎRATUN-NABÎ -------------- 171 NOTES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 174 MARRIAGE TO HADRAT KHUDAIJAH ------------------------------- 175 3 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet THE RENOVATION OF THE K‘ABAH AND RASÛLULLÂH ’S ARBITRATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 177 HIS DIVINE AVERSION TO PAGAN CUSTOMS --------------------- 183 THE INCEPTION OF DIVINE REVELATION AND GLAD TIDINGS OF PROPHETHOOD --------------------------------------------------------- 188 THE SUNRISE OF PROPHETHOOD ON MOUNT FÂRÂN -------- 203 DATE OF PROPHETHOOD ------------------------------------------------ 219 STIMULATING SUBTLETIES AND SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 220 THE PRIMARY OBLIGATION AFTER TAUHÎD AND RISÂLAT 231 THE EARLIEST PIONEERS RADIALLÂHU ‘ANHUM WA RADÛ ‘ANHU ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 234 ISLÂM OF ABÛ BAKR SIDDÎQ ------------------------------- 236 THE ISLÂM OF J‘AFAR BIN ABÎ TÂLIB ------------------ 243 ISLÂM OF ‘AFÎF KINDÎ ---------------------------------------- 243 ISLÂM OF TALHAH --------------------------------------------- 245 ISLÂM OF S‘AD BIN ABÎ WAQQÂS ------------------------------------- 245 ISLÂM OF KHÂLID BIN SA‘ÎD BIN AL-‘ÂS -------------- 246 ISLÂM OF ‘UTHMÂN BIN ‘AFFÂN ------------------------- 249 PERSIAN COUPLET: “EVERY UMMATÎ WHO CHERISHES THE TASTE OF HAQQ, -------------------------------------------------------------- 251 ISLÂM OF ‘AMMÂR AND SUHAIB ------------------------ 254 ISLÂM OF ‘AMR BIN ‘ABASAH ----------------------------- 254 ISLÂM OF ABÛ ZARR ------------------------------------------ 256 4 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet ASSEMBLY OF THE MUSLIMS IN DÂRU ARQAM ----------------- 258 OPEN PROCLAMATION OF ISLÂM ------------------------------------ 259 INVITATION TO ISLÂM AND TA‘ÂM (MEALS). -------------------- 260 QURAYSHÎ CONFERENCE FOR HAMPERING THE SPREAD OF ISLÂM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 269 ISLÂM OF HAMZAH -------------------------------------------- 272 REVELATION OF QUL YÂ AYYUHAL-KÂFIRÛN ------------------ 280 POINTLESS AND ABSURD QUESTIONS OF THE MAKKAN POLYTHEISTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 281 INTRIGUING ANALYSIS --------------------------------------------------- 285 QURAYSH OF MAKKAH CONSULT JEWISH SCHOLARS ------- 288 RÛH AND NAFS --------------------------------------------------------------- 290 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RÛH AND NAFS --------------------------- 294 PROFILE OF THE RÛH ----------------------------------------------------- 298 DISBELIEVERS PERSECUTE RASÛLULLÂH --------------------- 300 ISLÂM OF DIMÂD BIN THA‘LABAH ---------------------- 308 ARCH-ENEMIES -------------------------------------------------------------- 309 ABÛ JAHAL BIN HISHÂM ------------------------------------------------- 313 ABÛ LAHAB -------------------------------------------------------------------- 314 UMAYYAH BIN KHALAF JUMAHÎ ------------------------------------- 317 UBAYY BIN KHALAF -------------------------------------------------------- 318 ‘UQBAH BIN ABÎ MU‘AIT -------------------------------------------------- 319 5 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet WALÎD BIN MUGHÎRAH --------------------------------------------------- 320 ABÛ QAYS BIN AL-FÂKIHAH -------------------------------------------- 322 NADR BIN HÂRITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 322 ‘ÂS BIN WÂIL SAHMÎ ------------------------------------------------------- 324 NUBAIH AND MUNABBIHAH, THE SONS OF HAJJÂJ ------------ 325 ASWAD BIN AL-MUTTALIB ---------------------------------------------- 325 ASWAD BIN ‘ABDI-YAGHÛTH ------------------------------------------- 326 HÂRITH BIN QAYS SAHMÎ ------------------------------------------------ 326 PERSECUTION OF THE MUSLIMS ------------------------------------- 329 SAYYIDINÂ BILÂL BIN RABÂH ----------------------------- 330 ‘AMMÂR BIN YÂSIR -------------------------------------------- 333 SUHAIB BIN SINÂN ---------------------------------------------- 336 KHABBÂB BIN AL-ARATT ------------------------------------ 337 ABÛ FUKAYHAH JUHANÎ ------------------------------------- 339 ZANÎRAH ---------------------------------------------------------- 340 THE MIRACLE OF THE SPLITTING OF THE MOON ------------- 348 THE MIRACLE OF THE RETURN OF THE SUN -------------------- 352 THE MIRACLE OF THE HALTING OF THE SUN ------------------- 353 THE FOREMOST MIGRATION TO ABYSSINIA --------------------- 354 THE SECOND MIGRATION TO ABYSSINIA ------------------------- 358 THE INSPIRATIONAL SERMON OF J‘AFAR IN THE IMPERIAL COURT OF NEGIS -------------------------------------------- 372 6 Sîratul-Mustafâ Life of the Prophet THREE QUESTIONS OF J‘AFAR TO THE QURAYSHÎ DELEGATES ------------------------------------------------------------------- 378 ISLÂM OF ‘UMAR BIN KHATTÂB - 6TH YEAR OF PROPHETHOOD