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First, the fact that both Hamza and Umar had become a Muslim meant two great defeats for the Quraysh. Second, the envoys they had sent to Abyssinia with great gifts had returned empty handed. Naturally, the Meccans had become enraged and the men were already sharpening their swords. O

After the victory of the Muslims at Badr, the Meccan nonbelievers had grown even more hateful and revengeful towards the believers. Tragedy had hit almost every home in Mecca after the great battle. Mecca was now after revenge. People were taking oath after oath for its sake. In fact,

The Muslims had endured many hardships and suffering in the fifteen-year period after the coming of the first revelation in the cave of Hira. Some had found themselves under great oppression and torture so that they would reject their new faith while others found no other choice than

After the Emigration, for a period of sixteen months, our Prophet and the Muslims prayed facing the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, which was also the qiblah, or direction to Prayer, for the Jews. When in Mecca, the Messenger of Allah had prayed facing Jerusalem and the Ka’ba would also

With the brotherhood that Allah’s Messenger established in Medina, the believers had promised to support each other with both their fortunes and their lives. Through this practice the Messenger of Allah had laid the foundation for a powerful Islamic society. However, at that time, Med

Although this period of inhumane treatment and the boycott had ended, there was still more sadness to be experienced. Maybe Allah the Almighty was turning His beloved servants’ eyes completely towards the Hereafter, directing their attention to their real “homeland” with various troub

The religion of Islam was now being taught to believers of all ages in the mosque of our Prophet. The Messenger of Allah would give daily lessons on the essentials of their religion to his Companions. Plus, there were about seventy young Muslims of limited means who lived in the court

Only three days had passed since the death of Abu Talib. The Messenger of Allah had tried very hard for him to leave a sign, an address, as he left this world but he did not hear words to that effect from the lips of his uncle. The Quraysh who considered Abu Talib’s absence as an oppo

Because there was no masjid, or mosque, in Medina, in the beginning, congregational Prayer was performed in whichever place our Prophet happened to be. Now, there was a need for a masjid, a place in which the believers would gather, share verses from the Qur’an, perform Prayers, liste

Despite the extraordinary efforts of the Messenger of Allah and his Companions, nothing seemed to be progressing in Mecca and the Meccans had closed their doors to new openings. Tabligh, on the other hand was a duty to communicate, one that had to be carried out continuously to people